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ŞIRNAK (DIHA) - Şırnak Chairman of the
Democratic People Party (DEHAP) Izzet Belge said
1000 square meters of lands on Mounts Besta, Gabar
and Cudi, Şırnak, have been openly burning to ashes
with intensifying military operations, and that none
of the officials has taken even a single step to put
out the fire.
And Ahmet Ertak, the Mayor of Şırnak who stated to
have conversed with Şırnak deputies on recent forest
fires in the region, said he told the Şırnak
deputies "I call out all the fire brigades in the
towns affiliated to Şırnak if required. All sectors
of the society will help extinguish the fires, too.
However, unfortunately, no positive result came out
at the end of my attempts".
Increase in the forest fires that occurred after
intensifying clashes are making regional residents
worry. As a result of not intervening in the fires
happening at the time of military operations
conducted on Mounts Besta, Gabar and Cudi, 1000
square meters of lands have burnt down, and ash
clouds started appearing over Şırnak.
Belge: People who want to extinguish the fire
are being hindered
DEHAP Şırnak Chairman Izzet Belge, who quoted Şırnak
Governor Osman Güneş as saying "I cannot hazard any
one's life for a tree" DEHAP Şırnak Chairman OSMAN,
said "the governor of Şırnak is not serious in his
expressions and they are not reflecting the truth.
No one has hitherto lost his/her life in
non-conducted interventions in the fires. On the
contrary, the governor has been making great
attempts to burn the forests"
"The forest burnt furiously''
Şırnak Mayor Ahmet Ertak said they had wanted to
intervene in the fires occurring on Mounts Besta,
Gabar and Cudi." Şırnak is one of the most leading
cities in which dense clashes are witnessed.
Especially in the early 1990s, our forest had burnt
down before the very eyes of the society for long
days. For some reason or other, neither state
officials nor local ones did take action to have the
fires extinguished ", continued Ertak.
Stating his view that to see the forest burning
openly is quite painful, and the officials should
experience the same pains, Ertak said "We wish the
officials not remain non-reactive to the fires. That
while all of the organs of the State are mobilized
for those fires happening in the Mediterranean,
Aeagen, Marmara or the Black Sea regions as well as
in an other large part of the country, no one turns
a hand to put out the fires next to us is a big
contradiction."
'Attempts ended in failure'
Ertak also underlined that he had been able to
arrive at the governor of Şırnak for extinguishing
the fire, and that he had said 'Almost our own lungs
are burning; because, the more forests burn the more
lungs fire' to Şırnak Deputies on the phone. "I also
other my sadness about forest fires, and told I call
out all the fire brigades in the towns affiliated to
Şırnak if required. All sectors of the society will
help to extinguish the fires, too. However,
unfortunately, no positive result came out at the
end of my attempts"
Military operations had been launched after an
explosion happened in a delivery car on the
outskirts of Mount Cudi, and following the
militaries' withdrawl from the region 8 separate
fires were reported from the region. Even from the
city center of Şırnak are seen the fires though none
of them was intervened for days. On the days when
fires were lasting, Governor of Şırnak Osman Güneş
said, when members of the Şırnak Yeşeren Youth
Association asked why no extinguishing affair had
been started, "I can hazard people's lives where a
mine exploded just two days ago. I have been also
stopping those who want or went to put out the fire.
New trees can planted in place of blasted ones, but
we cannot do anything for one who died"
The fires which started on Mount Gabar on July 8
lasted for a long time.
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