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1- Although the harvest here in Northern Syria has been the best in last 10 years, there are unfortunately many crops on fire.
No one knows who is behind it. Some say ISIS cells taking revenge.
We passed a fire near Qamishli on Friday& @HaraldDoornbos took this pic.
@akhbar
No one knows who is behind it. Some say ISIS cells taking revenge.
We passed a fire near Qamishli on Friday& @HaraldDoornbos took this pic.
@akhbar
2- As the fire was raging, one fire truck arrived from Qamishli city. That was great because it could quickly extinguish the fire.
However these trucks are old. They can only spray short distance in front of them &there are not many fire trucks around.
@akhbar
However these trucks are old. They can only spray short distance in front of them &there are not many fire trucks around.
@akhbar
3- As a result, civilians, farmers, policemen gather quickly when a field is on fire.
They bring blankets and use that to try to stop the spread of the fire.
@akhbar
They bring blankets and use that to try to stop the spread of the fire.
@akhbar
4- And this is how some people are dying now. The other day, I went to the hospital in the town of Al-Malikiya/ Derik here in northern Syria to find out that 7 people have actually died from the fires.
The sight of the their families crying was heartbreaking.
@akhbar
The sight of the their families crying was heartbreaking.
@akhbar
5- The good news is that harvest season will end this week.
The harvest was excellent this year due to plenty of rain earlier.
Local farmers sell the grain to the regional Kurdish administration who store it.
We passed HUGE lines of trucks full of grain yesterday.
@akhbar
The harvest was excellent this year due to plenty of rain earlier.
Local farmers sell the grain to the regional Kurdish administration who store it.
We passed HUGE lines of trucks full of grain yesterday.
@akhbar
