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Two Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrive in Athens to Help Greece Put Out Wildfires
Two Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrive in Athens to Help Greece Put Out Wildfires
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ATHENS (Sputnik) - Two Russian Il-76 aircraft have arrived in Greece to help the Mediterranean nation extinguish wildfires, a Sputnik correspondent reported on... 10.08.2021, Sputnik International
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The aircraft landed at Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, and were met by representatives of the Russian Embassy in the Greek capital, as well as the national firefighting service and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.Two Mi-8 helicopters will be later delivered to the country on board an An-124 aircraft.Athens sent a request to Moscow on Monday, asking for two Il-76 planes and two Mi-8 helicopters to respond to raging wildfires in the country.Greece, as well as other countries in the southeast Mediterranean region, have been suffering from widespread wildfires since early August due to quickly rising temperatures in the northern hemisphere, the highest recorded since 1987.Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday that the situation with wildfires was improving and pledged to make the restoration of burned territories his top priority.
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Two Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrive in Athens to Help Greece Put Out Wildfires
23:04 GMT 10.08.2021 (Updated: 03:22 GMT 11.08.2021) ATHENS (Sputnik) - Two Russian Il-76 aircraft have arrived in Greece to help the Mediterranean nation extinguish wildfires, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
The aircraft landed at Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, and were met by representatives of the Russian Embassy in the Greek capital, as well as the national firefighting service and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.
Two Mi-8 helicopters will be later delivered to the country on board an An-124 aircraft.
Athens sent a request to Moscow on Monday, asking for two Il-76 planes and two Mi-8 helicopters to respond to raging wildfires in the country.
Greece, as well as other countries in the southeast Mediterranean region,
have been suffering from widespread wildfires since early August due to
quickly rising temperatures in the northern hemisphere, the highest recorded since 1987.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday that the situation with wildfires was improving and pledged to make the restoration of burned territories his top priority.
