Who to Call in Zawtar El Sharqiyeh
Emergency numbers, how to report unexploded ordnance, the nearest hospital, water and the Council of the South — verified and in one place.
The numbers a household in Zawtar El Sharqiyeh actually needs, in one place. The emergency short codes work from any phone, anywhere in Lebanon — save them before you need them. Zawtar is a small village, and where we could not confirm a number against an official source we have left it out and said so, rather than print one that might be wrong.
Emergencies: 112, 125 or 140
For police call 112, for fire or rescue call the Civil Defense on 125, and for an ambulance call the Lebanese Red Cross on 140 or the Civil Defense on 125. All are free national numbers.
Found something that might be unexploded? Do not touch it
The fields and rubble around Zawtar may hold unexploded shells and cluster munitions left by the war. If you see a suspicious item — a strange metal object, something like a small canister or a shell — do not touch, move or kick it, keep children well back, move away the way you came, and report it to the Lebanese Army on 1701 or the Lebanon Mine Action Center on 05 956 143. Never try to move or defuse it yourself; clearing it is the job of trained teams.