Tunisia records 900 fires in 72-hour window during intense heatwave
"We requested international assistance, and at the moment one Italian plane and two Algerian planes are helping to put out the fire,” said Colonel-Major of Civil Protection, Seif Eddine Dekhlaoui.
An Italian firefighting aircraft joined efforts Friday to contain the two wildfires, one of which is in the north-western region of Sakiet Sidi Youssef.
He said most of the blazes recorded between 20 and 22 July had been extinguished, though two major ones were still raging.
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