45 helicopters involved in fight against wildfires in Turkiye

45 helicopters involved in fight against wildfires in Turkiye
# 23 June 2022 17:33 (UTC +04:00)

“It is several days that wildfires continue in Marmaris region of Turkiye’s Mugla province,” APA’s Turkiye bureau reports.

Wildfire emerged in Mugla’s Marmaris region and covering more than 400 hectares of field, is advancing 5 separate directions in the second day.

45 helicopters, 24 aircraft, 253 fire extinguishing vehicles, 2604 employees of forest protection service, and 598 equipment belonging to various organizations were involved in extinguishing the fire.

Ministry of National Defense of Turkiye noted that support was given by a helicopter belonging to the Land Forces to extinguish the fire continuing in Marmaris. BE-200CS amphibious aircraft belonging to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan also left for the Dalaman Airport of the Mugla region of the Republic of Turkiye.

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