Erdogan Thanks President Ilham Aliyev For Sending Amphibious Aircraft To Türkiye
Date
8/25/2024 7:16:58 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU. Azerbaijan. August 25. President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan thanked President Ilham Aliyev for sending an
amphibious aircraft to fight fires in Türkiye, Trend reports.
"I would like to express my deep gratitude to the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. With the help of this aircraft we were
able to cope with the fires very effectively," he said in his
speech after the Cabinet meeting.
Erdogan added that the number of forest fires in Türkiye has
increased by 53 percent to 5,540.
"27 aircraft, 105 helicopters and more than 5,000 ground
vehicles are involved in extinguishing the fires. From August 15 to
19, 306 forest fires were registered. The relevant ministers are
constantly on site and I receive information from them
regularly."
Upon the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the BE-200CS
amphibious aircraft of the aviation unit of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations was sent to fight severe forest fires in
Türkiye.
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