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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today sunday congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan,just as he urged them to sustain the Godly virtues exhibited during the fasting period.Governor Ambode,who spoke at some of the twenty centres designated by the State Government to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitri,urged Muslim to sustain the spirit of love,brotherhood,tolerance and care which were dutifully demonstrated during the Ramadan,and also not forget the lessons which the season was meant to teach.He said: ''As you celebrate this special day,I enjoin you all to sustain the spirit of love,brotherhood,tolerance and care which were dutifully demonstrated during the Ramadan.Let us not forget the lessons that Ramadan was meant to teach us which include the fear of Allah and care for the less-privileged in our society.Let me again use this opportunity to pledge our commitment to uphold and protect the right of all citizens to freedom of belief and freedom of worship.Every religion preaches peace and harmonious co-existence among all people.We must continue to live by this principle so that our State and nation will continue to grow in peace,progress and prosperity,'' he said.More photos below.
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