Plane involved in extinguishing fire crashes in Greece, 2 pilots killed
Friday, July 4, 26 | 07:2023:10
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AMNA news agency said the bodies of the two pilots were found at the scene near the coastal city of Karrystos.
Image of the plane on duty just before the time of the crash.
The Greek Ministry of Defense announced on July 25 that a plane participating in the firefighting operation on the island of Evia had crashed, killing two pilots.
According to the statement, the two officers of the Greek Air Force in the above incident were aged 34 and 27.
On the same day, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered condolences to the families of the two pilots.
Meanwhile, AMNA news agency said the bodies of the two pilots were found at the scene near the coastal city of Karrystos. Earlier, the Canadair aircraft model caught fire after crashing to the ground in an unknown situation.
On July 24, wildfires spread to the island of Evia, Greece's second largest island, despite efforts to extinguish more than 7 fires in the previous 2 by the rescue forces and the people of this country.
Speaking to the National Assembly, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis even likened this disaster to a state of "war" in the context of the intense heat that has not yet cooled down.
Over the weekend, Greek authorities removed about 30.000 people from the island of Rhodes, in the largest-ever evacuation related to wildfires in the southern European country. Similarly, nearly 2.500 people have also been evacuated from the island of Corfu.
This summer, Greece is experiencing the longest extreme heat wave in recent years with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius over the weekend, weather conditions that increase the risk of wildfires on the right day. tourism peak period of the year.
This year's wildfire still haunts Greece after a wildfire near Athens in 2018 that killed more than 100 people.
According to vietnamplus.vn
