Firefighting plane crashes in Greece, 2 pilots killed
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | 10:27:12
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AMNA news agency said the bodies of the two pilots were found at the crash site near the coastal city of Karrystos.
Image of the plane on duty just before the crash.
The Greek Ministry of Defense announced on July 25 that a plane participating in firefighting operations on the island of Evia crashed, killing two pilots.
According to the announcement, the two Greek Air Force officers involved in the incident were aged 34 and 27.
On the same day, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent condolences to the families of the two pilots.
Meanwhile, AMNA news agency said the bodies of the two pilots were found at the crash site near the coastal city of Karrystos. Earlier, the Canadair plane burst into flames after crashing to the ground under unknown circumstances.
On July 24, forest fires spread to the island of Evia, Greece's second largest island, despite efforts by rescue forces and Greek citizens to put out more than 500 fires in the previous 12 days.
Speaking before the National Assembly, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis even compared 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 evacuated about 30,000 people from the island of Rhodes in the southern European country’s largest-ever wildfire-related evacuation. Similarly, nearly 2,500 people were evacuated from the island of Corfu.
This summer, Greece is experiencing its longest heatwave in recent years, with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius over the weekend, weather conditions that increase the risk of wildfires right at the peak tourist season of the year.
This year's wildfires still haunt Greece after a wildfire disaster near Athens in 2018 that killed more than 100 people./.
According to vietnamplus.vn
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