The struggle towards the continuing forest fires on Greece’s Rhodes Island continues. Tens of 1000’s of individuals have been evacuated from the island as a result of hearth. The areas of Laerma and Eleousa on the island are nonetheless beneath menace. Additionally, Turkish plane are additionally aiding in firefighting efforts within the area.
According to an announcement made by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of Greece, this evacuation operation is the most important evacuation operation ever carried out within the nation.
Initially confined to the mountainous inland areas of the island, the fires unfold to the coastal areas, the place luxurious resorts are additionally situated, as a consequence of robust winds, excessive temperatures, and dry climate circumstances.
Evacuation operations have been difficult in some areas of the island as phone connections have been minimize off, hampering communication and coordination. According to the Greek press, it was reported that those that have been evacuated had spent the evening in sports activities halls, colleges, and convention facilities, and plenty of panicked vacationers had tried to depart the island by going to the Rhodes Airport.
Upon the directive of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a flight crew and firefighting automobiles have been despatched to Greece’s Rhodes Island to fight the hearth. Turkish plane have carried 414 tons of water to the world to date. According to an announcement from the Turkish Embassy in Rhodes, Turkish plane carried out 15.5 hours of flight to fight the hearth on Rhodes. The assertion talked about, “On Monday, two Turkish firefighting planes combatted the Rhodes fire, completing a total of 15.5 hours of flight and 88 sorties, and dropping a total of 264 tons of water.”
President Erdoğan, in his statements after the Cabinet Meeting, stated that Türkiye had intervened within the forest fires that broke out within the nation with 24 plane, 100 helicopters, and 10 drones, along with reserve forces.
Erdoğan additionally reminded that moreover the fires within the nation, that they had rushed to assistance from different nations in want. He said, “We sent amphibious aircraft and one firefighting helicopter to our neighbor Greece, who is struggling with a major fire. We extend our get-well-soon wishes to the people of Rhodes and our Greek neighbors.”
As of now, one T70 firefighting helicopter and two amphibious firefighting plane from the General Directorate of Forestry beneath the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have been combating the hearth in Rhodes, finishing a complete of 15 hours and 50 minutes of flight. The help plane and one helicopter concerned within the firefighting efforts in Rhodes have carried out a complete of 138 sorties, releasing 414 tons of water to extinguish the fires. In the firefighting operations, a complete of 10 helicopters are engaged, together with two Turkish, one Croatian, 5 Greek, and two Egyptian helicopters.
President Erdoğan’s message of solidarity made headlines in Greece immediately. To Vima newspaper featured President Erdoğan’s phrases, “Türkiye is ready to do whatever is necessary to help Greece.” It was additionally talked about that Miçotakis had thanked Erdoğan for the help.
CNN Greece was among the many newspapers that had featured President Erdoğan’s phrases on their headlines. CNN reported that Erdoğan had despatched a message to the Greek individuals.
Greek newspaper News Beast additionally reiterated President Erdoğan’s phrases and said that Türkiye had made a name for solidarity with its message.
İefimerida additionally reported that President Erdoğan had expressed readiness to offer help and talked about that each nations would work collectively in cooperation to deal with any misunderstandings.
Euro2day additionally reported that President Erdoğan had conveyed his get-well-soon needs and said, “We have no problems with our neighbors that we cannot resolve.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
