Jerusalem, May 1 (EFE) .- The macroitnd on the outskirts of Jerusalem that began on Wednesday morning has already burned some 2,000 hectares of land, of which 1,300 were forests, as confirmed to Efe an spokesman for the Jewish national Fund, the organization created by the Zionist movement in the early twentieth century to acquire land in Palestinian territories and that today is part of the Israeli land.
Half of the calcined forest area belongs to the Canada Park, lamented the organization, which has 13 % of the national territory, in a statement this Thursday. It is a national park that, according to the local press, has burned almost entirely.
“Seeing Canada Park, one of the most beloved, restored and visited by Israel on fire is heartbreaking,” said the manager of the Jewish National Fund for the central region of Israel, Anat Gold, announcing that they intend to restore the forest as soon as possible.
Israel’s Firefighters seek to control the fire on the outskirts of Jerusalem “before noon” this Thursday, when they foresee that the winds intensify, which could re -envive the fire, they said in a statement in their diffusion channels.
At the moment, 126 fire and rescue teams are operating in the fire zone, with the assistance of extinction aircraft in the six main sectors to which the fire affects: the highway of Burma, Eshtaol, the Hakdoshim forest (or the forest of the saints), the Canada Park, Shaar Hagari and the area of Shoresh (as well as the entries to the entries to the locations of the Inv.
Most of these places are located in the Sefelá region, an area about 30 kilometers to the west Jerusalem, although the areas closest to the holy city to which the fire has expanded (like Shoresh), are about 14 kilometers.
The fires that hit the mountains near Jerusalem since Wednesday have caused thousands of evacuated and 36 injured, and continue active and out of control this Thursday.
(C) EFE Agency
