About a hundred hectares affected in a forest fire in Taznakhte

Nearly 100 hectares were affected in a fire that occurred last Friday in the Taznakhte forest, rural commune of Aksri near Agadir, indicates Tuesday the High Commission for Water and Forests and the Fight against Desertification, stressing that the fight against the blazes was continuing Tuesday with the participation of teams of 300 elements.The fire, which travelled through wooded spaces based essentially on thuya and some argan trees, continues to progress despite the efforts deployed by the various fighting teams, notably because of the rugged relief, strong winds, high temperature and low humidity, specifies the High Commission in a press release.The ground fighting teams made up of water and forests, civil protection, the Royal Armed Forces, auxiliary forces and local authorities supported by a fleet of planes from the Royal Gendarmerie and the Royal Air Forces, intervened urgentl…