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Swiss Firefighters Assist Greece in Firefighting and Flooding
Der Schweizer Einsatz zur Waldbrandbekämpfung in Griechenland ist am Donnerstagabend, 7. September 2023, zu Ende gegangen. Die Brände konnten unter Kontrolle gebracht werden. Zeitgleich haben die griechischen Behörden die Schweiz darum ersucht, die Hilfe zugunsten überschwemmter Gebiete anzupassen. Die Schweiz setzt deshalb ihren humanitären Hilfseinsatz fort und unterstützt ab morgen die griechischen Behörden als erstes Land bei der Bewältigung der Überschwemmungen in der Region Thessalien. Mit drei Helikoptern der Armee werden Personen und Material transportiert.
2023-09-07 18:45:20newsbot by content-proivder.ch GmbH
Quelle: Swiss Federal Council
The Swiss firefighting mission in Greece has come to an end as the fires have been brought under control. The Greek authorities have requested that Switzerland adjust its assistance to help with the flooding in Thessaly.
Switzerland will continue its humanitarian mission and support the Greek authorities by transporting people and materials using three army helicopters. Greece is now experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding after the massive wildfires.
The Swiss team will consist of over 20 members of the army, mainly from the air force, as well as three experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Corps. They will be using three Super Puma helicopters.
The mission is coordinated by the Humanitarian Aid Department of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and conducted in cooperation with the Swiss army and Greek authorities. Thanks to Swiss support, several fires have been extinguished or contained in the Alexandroupolis area.
The three helicopters have flown a total of 24 hours and dropped around 250,000 liters of water. The Swiss team will be in Greece until Sunday and plans to return on Monday..
(Quelle:Swiss Federal Council modified with ChatGPT)
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