Greece under water-bombing
Published: 04 August, 2007, 05:58
Russian firefighting teams are continuing to help put out wildfires in Greece. They arrived in the country to help local emergency services, after flames destroyed more than 40,000 hectares of land.
MI-8 helicopters can carry over 5 tonnes of water. Flying in and out from the sea to fire-affected areas, firefighting teams water-bomb the burning forests in Greece.
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