Carmel, Dec 10, Huge forest wildfire... The foreign Aircrafts fire-fighters
International support... assisting in containing the fire, as this is the biggest wildfire we ever experienced in one of the most beautiful nature reserve in Israel.. More than 5 million trees are burned to the ground :(
42 people died in a tragic way as they rushed to assist and rescue and their buss caught fire...
20,000 people evacuated from their home
IAF quote:
The IAF is thankful for the ongoing support from Greece, Cyprus, Great Britain, Turkey, Russia, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Jordan, USA, Spain, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Canada and other countries and communities throughout the world, as we battle the fire in northern Israel."The cooperation is simply exceptional", said the Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. General Ido Nehushtan.