Belarus helicopter drops 200t of water over wildfires in Latvia
Belarus helicopter drops 200t of water over wildfires in Latvia
30 July 2018
Published by http://eng.belta.by/
According to the crews, if not for the help from air the wildfires would reach catastrophic dimension. Aviation chief of the Emergencies Ministry Tadeush Kursevich said: “Yesterday we started working at 8 a.m and finished at 9 p.m. The working conditions were difficult due to strong gusty winds, which created new hotbeds of fire. We received information that there was a new fire some 60km away. No progress would be made without aviation, because there are sites where you cannot get by land,” said Tadeush Kursevich.
The fire on a peat bog in Talsi District began on 17 July. The blaze quickly reached forests. Taking part in firefighting are Belarus’ Mi-8 and two helicopters from Latvia and Lithuania.