According to Masoud Mansour, the head of the Forests, Ranges and Watershed Management Organization, 110 fires have been extinguished in the Zagros Mountain Range region and southern provinces, such as Bushehr, Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad, Khuzestan, Hormozgan and Fars, in recent days, Mehr News Agency reported.
The official asked the Agriculture Ministry to provide helicopters for fighting the fires in mountainous and remote regions.