Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Twenty-nine people were injured in 25 traffic accidents across several Syrian provinces over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Civil Defense under the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management said Thursday on its Telegram channel.
Civil Defense teams provided first aid to the injured before transferring them to hospitals for treatment. They cleared debris from the accidents and secured the sites.
The Civil Defense urged motorists to reduce speed, ensure their vehicles are in good technical condition and check that brakes and windshield wipers are working properly.
It urged drivers to avoid behavior that could distract them behind the wheel, including using mobile phones.
Civil Defense teams also responded to 96 fires during the same period, extinguishing the blazes and cooling the affected sites. The fires caused property damage but no casualties were reported.
The Civil Defense renewed its warning against lighting fires in forests and agricultural fields and urged people not to discard cigarette butts or glass containers along roadsides, particularly near crops and wooded areas.
It advised residents not to burn dry grass around homes or along roads and instead to remove it using safe methods.
On Monday, several parts of Syria recorded a combined 127 fires and traffic accidents that left one person dead and 11 others injured. Syrian Civil Defense teams under the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management responded to the incidents.
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