Posted By
Najib
May 09, 2014 10:03
We witnessed few days ago a huge fire in Baabda that destroyed an entire forest just because the Fire Department wasn't equipped properly and our firefighting helicopters couldn't be used, and yesterday it rained for few hours and the roads got all jammed and flooded with water, and today I am reading that Lebanon had a tsunami drill in Byblos yesterday. Of course we should be conducting tsunami drills in Lebanon and I am glad…
Posted By
Najib
May 06, 2014 05:22
Picture taken from GreenResistance A massive fire destroyed yesterday a great part of the Betshai forest in the Baabda area. Residents claimed it was the biggest fire they've seen in years and some of them blamed the civil defense units and the authorities for their inefficient and late response. At this point, we are all to blame for what happened, because we are not taking the whole civil defense issue seriously. These firefighters are volunteers…
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