MERIWAN, — The forests and reeds of Meriwan city have been set on fire for several times during November and December of 2011.
According to Aftab News Agency the reeds of Zirebar Lake of Meriwan located in the city of Meriwan was set on fire on 22nd December. The fire destroyed most of the reeds around the lake.
The residents of the area stated that the reeds of Zirebar Lake have been set on fire for several times since 20th November 2011. “While the field of reeds was burning on fire for more than 5 hours the Iranian Authorities did not make attempt to extinguish it at all and thus most of the reeds and animals around it were destroyed in the fire”, they said.
Head of Sine’s Environment Protection has stated that the reed of Zirebar’s Lake had been blazed for 10 times between November and December. More than 6 hectares of the reeds burned in fire as a result. He added that there was not any investigation regarding this catastrophe.