The fires had been contained with assist from Turkish, Jordanian, Lebanese, Qatari and Iraqi firefighting groups.
Wildfires in northwestern Syria, which have burned huge tracts of forest and farmland and compelled evacuations, have been introduced beneath management after 10 days.
In an announcement posted on Fb on Sunday, the civil defence company mentioned, “with the unfold of the fires halted and the fireplace hotspots introduced beneath management on all fronts”, groups on the bottom are working to chill down the affected areas whereas monitoring any indicators of reignition.
The blazes within the coastal province of Latakia broke out on July 3 amid an intense heatwave throughout the area, which additionally affected the Dortyol district and neighbouring Turkiye.
The United Nations Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs mentioned it destroyed about 100 sq. kilometres (40 sq. miles) of forest and farmland.
Because the fires raged, Syrian emergency staff not solely had to make use of outdated tools but in addition take care of excessive temperatures, sturdy winds, rugged mountainous terrain and the hazard of explosive battle remnants.
This all is available in a rustic worn down by years of battle and financial disaster, practically seven months after the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and the set up of a transitional authorities led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the chief of the now-disbanded armed group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
In a put up on X, Raed al-Saleh, Syria’s minister for emergencies and catastrophe administration, mentioned civil defence and firefighting groups “managed to halt the unfold of the fireplace on all fronts” with assist from Turkish, Jordanian, Lebanese, Qatari and Iraqi groups.
Turkiye earlier despatched two firefighting plane to assist battle the blazes. Eleven hearth vehicles and water help autos had been additionally dispatched, in keeping with al-Saleh.
“Firefighting groups are intensively working to extinguish remaining hotspots and funky the areas already put out. The scenario is shifting towards containment adopted by complete cooling operations,” mentioned al-Saleh.
“There are nonetheless threats as a result of wind exercise, however we’re working to stop any renewed hearth growth.”
Authorities haven’t reported any casualties, however a number of cities in Latakia province had been evacuated as a precaution.
With human-induced climate change growing the probability and depth of droughts and wildfires worldwide, Syria has additionally been battered by heatwaves and low rainfall.
In June, the UN’s Meals and Agriculture Group mentioned Syria has “not seen such unhealthy local weather situations in 60 years”.