In the center of Israel, fires burned out more than 2 thousand hectares of forests.

More than 2 thousand hectares of forests were affected by a severe fire in the vicinity of Jerusalem in Israel. This was reported on May 1 by the online newspaper The Times of Israel with reference to the Jewish National Fund, which manages the country's national parks.

"About 20 thousand dunams (2023.4 ha. — Ed.) the space was destroyed as a result of the ongoing fires around Jerusalem," the article says.

According to the newspaper, among the areas engulfed in fire, Canada's big Park suffered the most.

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Earlier, on April 23, it was reported that more than 3 thousand people were evacuated in Ocean County, New Jersey, due to a forest fire with an area of almost 3.5 thousand hectares. According to officials, about 1,320 buildings are still under threat. It is specified that at the moment the fire is localized in 10% of the territory.