More Firefighters, Soldiers Sent to Tackle Morocco's Forest Blazes

Fire fighting planes drop water to put out a forest blaze in Laarache, northern Morocco, Friday, July 15, 2022. Fires fanned by strong winds and extreme temperatures have spread across hundred of hectares in North Africa since Thursday evening. (AP Photo)

Morocco on Saturday mobilized more firefighters and soldiers to tackle forest blazes burning for four days in the remote wooded regions in the north of the kingdom, local officials told AFP.

Half of the 4,660 hectares (11,500 acres) affected by the fires were in Larache province, where the biggest blaze is located and where one person has died.