MOROCCO PLACES PROVINCES ON HIGHEST ALERT AS WILDFIRE SPREADS. (PHOTO).
Morocco places provinces on highest alert as wildfire spreads Morocco has placed nine provinces at the highest wildfire alert level as blazes continued to intensify over the past week, with satellite data showing that more than 4,100 hectares (10,131 acres) have burned since the start of the year. Data from the European Commission-backed Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) showed that about 855 hectares (2,112 acres) burned over the past week, marking an increase from the previous week, Anadolu Agency reported. The system also detected 1,006 thermal anomalies across Morocco between Jan. 1 and Aug. 2, including 59 over the past week. Thermal anomalies are satellite-detected hotspots and do not necessarily represent separate wildfires, as the same fire may be detected more than once. On Friday, Morocco’s National Agency for Water and Forests issued red-level wildfire warnings for nine provinces in the country’s north and east, indicating an extreme risk of forest fires. Offici...
What started the kidnaps and killings was when three officials from the mostly Muslim Seleka alliance were attacked while driving through a neighborhood controlled by the rival militia yesterday monday.Later the same day,three young Christians working in a Muslim enclave of the capital ,Bangui,called PK5,were abducted in an apparent act of revenge.According to residents,the twin incidents risk derailing talks aimed at restoring order in the tumultuous country,where the former colonial power France and other international allies are pushing for elections this year.The Seleka members had been participating in the talks,convened by the interim president,Catherine Samba-Panza.Security minister and government spokesman Dominique said Paguindj said all six hostages had been killed.So had another person whose identity was unclear.
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