The Tunisian Civil Protection Department released news on September 1 that Tunisia was hit by large-scale wildfires this summer. Between June 1 and August 30, more than 14,000 hectares of the country's forests were burned down. Tunisian civil protection official Khalil Meshri told local media that during the three months mentioned above, emergency departments extinguished more than 13,400 fires, including 239 large-scale fires in forested areas.

The Tunisian Civil Protection Department released news on September 1 that Tunisia was hit by large-scale wildfires this summer. Between June 1 and August 30, more than 14,000 hectares of the country's forests were burned down. Tunisian civil protection official Khalil Meshri told local media that during the three months mentioned above, emergency departments extinguished more than 13,400 fires, including 239 large-scale fires in forested areas.