A Greek firefighting plane drops water on a forest fire near the village of Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Firemen rest in the village of Ein Hod while fighting a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident of Ein Hod with his eyes and mouth covered for protection from smoke in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
An Israeli firefighter walks pasted a burned house in village of Ein Hod during a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident from Ein Hod tries to put out flames during a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident of Ein Hod gestures in the ruins of a burnt out house in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident from Ein Hod tries to put out flames during a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident from Ein Hod tries to put out flames during a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A forest fire burns in the village of Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A local resident of Ein Hod tries to move a fallen pole supporting cables in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A Greek firefighting plane drops water on a forest fire near the village of Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A fireman rests in the village of Ein Hod during a fire in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A Greek firefighting plane drops water on a forest fire near the village of Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
A Russian Tupolev firefighting plane flies over smoke rising from a forest fire near the village of Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest close to Haifa, northern Israel, 04 December 2010. Reports state that officials said that since it broke out, the fire had destroyed more than 3,400 hectares of land, devoured over 4 million trees, and forced 17,000 people to flee their homes. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
