Dozens of Cyprus firefighters arrive; Israel thanks Palestinian counterparts

[Mosby]

Sixty-nine firefighters from Cyprus arrived in Israel on Saturday morning, to bolster their Israeli counterparts stretched to their limit by the hundreds of fires that have burned across the country for five days.

Cyprus, along with Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Turkey and Russia, has already sent planes to help with the efforts to battle the blazes, some of which have caused severe damage to communities and cities.

The head of the Palestinian Authority fire service, Yousef Nasser, was also due in Israel on Saturday morning, in a sign of appreciation for the assistance his firefighters provided.

Israeli crews were joined Thursday night by eight PA fire trucks and 40 firefighters, who joined the battle to contain massive blazes in Haifa and at Sha’ar Hagai on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-of-cyprus-firefighters-arrive-to-bolster-israeli-counterparts/

[FBaggins]

1. The US reportedly just sent the world's largest firefighting aircraft

A modified 747 capable of dropping almost 20,000 gallons per mission.


http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/US-Supertanker-lands-in-Israel-to-assist-with-raging-fires-473685#article=6024OTE1MUZCMDEwNkU5RjQxOUY0RTU2MEEyRTNGNDJEMjM=


The same report says that 50 firefighters were also sent.