Turkey announced that it has controlled most of the forest fires, and Greece has entered the seventh consecutive day of fire fighting on its second largest island, Evia. At the same time, the United States and Russia are also striving to put out forest fires.
On August 9, local time, Turkish Minister of Forestry and Agriculture Baker Park Demirli tweeted that fires in other regions of Turkey are now under control, except for the fires in Milas and Kejdeiz. .
Park Demirli added that the fire fighting in Milas and Kijdez areas is being carried out both on the ground and in the air until the fire is fully controlled.
Turkey used various methods including helicopters to extinguish fires and reactivated drones to extinguish the fire that broke out nearly two weeks ago, especially in 47 provinces in the south of the country, such as Antali Ya, Adana, Mugla, Mersin and Osmaniye, in addition, it also received support from many countries including Azerbaijan and Kuwait in this operation.
Two military aircraft from the Kuwaiti Air Force have arrived in Turkey, and a firefighting unit is carried on board to help local firefighting work. The team includes 45 firefighters and 6 vehicles equipped with combat and rescue equipment.
The Kuwaiti Army’s Ethical Guidance and Public Relations Bureau pointed out in a statement that the country’s air force will transfer another firefighting unit to Greece on the 9th to help extinguish local fires.
Prior to this, the Turkish authorities announced that they had controlled more than 200 fires. Rain helped extinguish the forest fires in Antalya Province and its surrounding areas. Turkish President Erdogan has declared areas where major fires occurred as disaster areas. According to reports, the fire has killed 8 people and injured many others.
Greece
Greece still faces simultaneous fires, the worst of which occurred on Evia, the country’s second largest island (nearly 200 kilometers east of Athens).
The firefighting work of the Evia Island Fire Brigade has entered its seventh consecutive day. According to official sources on the island, 500 firefighters including 200 firefighters from Ukraine and Romania are supported by 17 seaplanes and a helicopter. A firefighter is trying to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to residential areas.
The Deputy Governor of Evia State emphasized the difficult situation facing the island due to lack of resources. He also pointed out that the fire burned at least 35,000 hectares of land and destroyed hundreds of houses. In addition, dozens of others were evacuated. Residents of the village.
The Greek authorities used the ferry to evacuate thousands of residents, and the Prime Minister of Greece also stated that the country is going through a terrible summer.
According to a firefighting official, the heat generated by the fire was so high that the water evaporated directly from hoses and airplanes.
The rescue team came from different countries inside and outside the EU, including Qatar.
U.S. firefighters put out wildfires in northern California (European News Agency)U.S
In the United States, California (western) authorities announced that the “Dixie Fire” that broke out in the northern part of the state three weeks ago is still raging and has become the second worst fire in the state’s history.
The California Department of Forestry said that firefighters are continuing to fight 11 wildfires across the state.
Russia
The Russian Federal Forest Service announced that so far, the area where fires have occurred in the eastern part of the country has reached approximately 1.793 million hectares.
The agency added in a statement on September 9 that it is doing its utmost to fight fires in different parts of the country.
The statement also pointed out that in the past 24 hours, 44 fires in different locations have been extinguished. The statement also emphasized that the total area affected by these 176 fires is approximately 1.793 million hectares.
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