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‘Fires destroyed 5,450 forest trees in Ajloun in 2015’

By JT - Jan 09,2016 - Last updated at Jan 09,2016

AMMAN — Fires in Ajloun’s forests last year destroyed 5,450 trees extending over an area of 2,000 dunums, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Ajloun Civil Defence Department Director Col. Hani Smadi as saying on Friday.

In addition to fires, 214 cases of illegal logging were recorded in Ajloun in 2015, Petra reported.

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