The risk of forest fires will be "very high" during this summer according to Mr Lhafi

The risk of forest fires will be "very high" during this summer, affirmed the High Commissioner for Water and Forests and the Fight against Desertification, Abdelaadim Lhafi, on Thursday in Rabat, calling on citizens to be vigilant in order to avoid any behaviour that could cause fires.During a meeting of the commission in charge of implementing the master plan for the prevention and fight against forest fires, Mr Lhafi noted that the Moroccan forest is among the Mediterranean forests most exposed to the risk of fire, specifying that this risk increases during years marked by heavy rainfall, where easily flammable grasses proliferate.Mr Lhafi noted, on the other hand, the low level of burnt areas in Morocco in 2012, in comparison with other countries in the Mediterranean basin, attributing this to the effectiveness of the prevention and control measures taken by the various stakeholders…