FIRE IN BABAKAR MOUNTAINS MIGHT CAUSE WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION
Author: S. Ilhamgizi
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Aug. 28, 2006
The fire took place yesterday in Babakar Mountains located in Marneuli
area of Georgia, where mostly Azerbaijanis reside,Trend reports quoting
Aliblaa Askerov, head of Geyrat national movement acting in Georgia.
The version of Armenian trace in this event is spreading now. Askerov
says the fire was not occasional. Alongside the harm it made to
Azerbaijanis farms, it caused problems with water supply. "This fire
resembles those occurring in Azerbaijan, i.e. behind the Azeri-Armenian
frontline. The mountainous gazes have been set on fire, then the
fire was taken to woods by the wind. The gazes we used are now
destroyed. Besides, the villages at the feet of the mountains used
mount springs as a water source, and now their use is doubtful",
said Askerov.
Askerov also said the fire smoke spread to the nearby areas and the
fire is seen at 2km distance. "These villages are located near the
Georgian-Armenian border and inhabited mainly by Azerbaijanis evicted
from Armenia in 1988", he said.
