Evia Firefighting 10 by Kevrekidis
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Description
August 2007
Canadair firefighting aircraft in Central Evia, Greece.
Dozens of villages have burned down while hundreds of thousands of acres of forest have been destroyed in the fires that broke out across central and southern Greece in August 2007. After Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency, many European Union and Mediterranean countries such as Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Israel began sending firefighting aircraft to Greece. Greek firefighters and Army aided by foreign volunteers, fought blazes on the island of Evia and on the Peloponnesian prefectures of Ileia, Arcadia and Messinia. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people have been affected by the wildfires while 67 people have lost their lives. The fires are also responsible for the destruction of a large number of homes, damage to communications, electric, and water infrastructure.
Fire-fighting pictures from Evia, Greece:
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©2007-2008 Jordan Kevrekidis
Comments (5)
water
Excellent !
RobyHermida
fantastic !
YARDOBE
Our pilots have plenty of knowledge/experience dealing with these situations...they will do their very best to help...sad,but warms this Canadian heart knowing we can help!
Buffalo1
Canadair has been building first class firefighting seaplanes since the 1960s with the model 215. These appear to be it's younger and more powerful brother the 415. It lands on the water scooping up the H2O, then takes off to dump it on the fire. Sorry to hear about the fires, but YARDOBE is right about Canadians! Great action and formation shot!
MagikUnicorn
Hehee My Canadians friend fireman ;-) Another Canadian Invention (CL-215) Bombardier (CANADAir)