Sept 17, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A
firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam with four people onboard while
responding to a forest fire in western Izmir province, official said early
Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.
Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli wrote on X that the chopper crashed into the Tahtali Dam in the Menderes district after it lost contact with the team.
Yumakli
said one of the four personnel was rescued and search and rescue efforts
continue for the rest.
The forest
fire broke out in the Keler neighborhood for unknown reasons.
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