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Britain, Greece, Israel help fight forest fire in Cyprus
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Greece, Britain and Israel sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus on Monday to fight one of the largest forest fires to hit the island in years, and a firefighter was killed when a water carrier overturned, authorities said. It was the first fatality among firefighters reported in years in Cyprus, which has frequent brush fires during its hot summer months but on a considerably smaller scale. The blaze, possibly triggered by an attempt to burn dry stubble, broke out on Sunday in the foothills...
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