ŞIRNEX - As the ongoing logging on Gabar Mountain spreads to new regions, new footage shows sinkholes stacked for 3 kilometres.
In Cudî, Gabar, Cilênimêja Mountains and Besta, Komato, Qaşuran regions of Şirnex (Şırnak), tree cutting has been continuing for 5 years without interruption. While wooded areas are being destroyed one by one, the region is being compeletely aridised. Due to the activities started 3 years ago in Gabar Mountain under the name of "oil exploration", the region is becoming completely barren.
In recent days, tree cutting in Gabar Mountain has spread to different regions. In the new footage taken, it is seen that kilometres od cut trees are stacked in the area of Basra Hilareş village and Kölen spring. The cut trees are collected in an area with tractors. The footage also reveals the extent of ecological destruction in the region.
MA / Zeynep Durgut