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In detail, the aid in human resources, means and equipment, in the context of the international assistance were the following:
Through the European Civil Protection Mechanism:
– Cyprus 2 Air-Tractor firefighting aircraft and a group of 40 people (arrival 4/8)
– France 2 Canadair CL-415 (arrival 6/8), 1 Canadair CL-415 (arrival 7/8), 82 pedestrians (arrival 5/8). 1 additional hiker with vehicles (161 people and 59 vehicles expected 11/8)
– Croatia 1 CL 415 (arrival 6/8)
– Sweden 2 Air-Tractor firefighting aircraft (arrival 6/8)
– Romania 108 firefighters with 21 fire trucks (arrival 7/8)
– Spain 1 Canadair CL 415 (arrival 7/8)
– Czech Republic 13 vehicles and 34 pedestrians (arrival 8/8)
– Poland pedestrian section of 143 people with 46 vehicles (expected arrival date 9/8)
– Slovakia pedestrian section of 75 people with 30 vehicles (expected arrival date 9/8)
– Germany 2 hiking divisions of 221 people with 46 vehicles (expected arrival date 10/8 and 11/8)
– Austria pedestrian section of 36 people with 15 vehicles (expected arrival date 10/8)
– European Commission Association (1 person) at the headquarters of the GAAP (arrived 6/8)
Bilaterally:
– US 1 P-8 reconnaissance aircraft
– Russia 2 Ilyushin 76 aircraft, 2 Mi8 helicopters
– Ukraine 100 firefighters (arrival 6/8)
– Israel 16 firefighters (arrival 6/8) and 2 Air-Tractor firefighting aircraft (arrival 10/8)
– Switzerland 3 helicopters (arrival 7/8)
– Egypt 2 helicopters (arrival 7/8)
– United Kingdom a group of 21 hikers (arrival 8/8)
– Serbia 34 firefighters and 13 vehicles (expected arrival date 8/8), 3 helicopters (expected arrival date 9/8)
– Kuwait 40 firefighters and equipment (expected arrival date 9/8)
– Qatar 66 firefighters and 3 vehicles (arrival 8/8), 66 people (expected arrival date 9/8)
– Moldova 25 firefighters and 4 vehicles (expected arrival date 10/8)
– United Arab Emirates 1 helicopter (expected arrival date 10/8) and equipment (expected arrival date 13/8)
It is noted that the reception of international aid is carried out with the care of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade. In addition, as the Civil Protection underlines in an announcement in the context of the assistance that the country is already receiving in air means, vehicles and human resources, 4 leased Bell 214-B1 helicopters were donated by the Mytilineos group to the Civil Protection for its needs The Fire Brigade for the next 60 days, as the The General Secretariat for Civil Protection points out, “an extremely important initiative for the strengthening of the country’s air fleet”.
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