Tunisia sets up crisis unit to control wildfires in NW province


By EAyten

TUNIS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian government set up a crisis unit on Monday to control wildfires that ravaged the northwestern province of Jendouba.

The government said in a statement that Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane made the decision on the instructions of President Kais Saied.

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