Greek authorities said an Antonov plane, which was headed from Serbia to Jordan, crashed near the city of Kavala on Saturday. Witnesses said the plane looked like it came down in a ball of flames. The An-12, a Soviet-built turboprop aircraft, was only about 25 miles from an airport when it crashed. Serbian authorities said the plane was bringing more than 25,000 pounds of munitions including mortar and training shells that were made in Serbia, to Bangladesh. The names of the eight deceased crew members were not immediately released. The incident was unrelated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The An-12 cargo plane suffered engine trouble and was trying to make an emergency landing before it crashed into a corn field in Kavala, a city in northern Greece, on Saturday, Greek and Serbian officials said. There were also wildfires in Calabria, the southern tip of mainland Italy, including in the rugged Aspromonte mountains.Dramatic video captures Florida man’s rescue after plane crashes into Gulf of MexicoĢ presumed dead in plane crash at Alaska national park: authoritiesĢ dead and 10K without power after plane hits North Carolina power lineĪnguished Super Bowl champ opens up about daughter’s tragic airshow deathĪ Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in Greece Saturday, killing all eight crew members, authorities said Sunday. These include Palermo and Catania in Sicily, which have suffered cuts to power and water supply because of the heat in recent days.Ī wind-fed brush fire has been burning near the Sicilian capital Palermo, and there have been other blazes on the Mediterranean island, including one close to the seaside resort of Cefalu. On Tuesday, 16 Italian cities were put on red alert because of the high temperatures. Tourists are now facing a similar situation in Italy. It said about 10 per cent of the island's land area had burnt. Rhodes has launched an investigation into the causes of the fires and the preparedness and response of authorities. “It didn’t matter if you had children, adults were fighting to get on next,” he said. “You could see an orange glow in the sky and it got more and more, big balls of fire going into the sky,” he said, describing chaotic scenes as evacuees crowded to board small boats arriving to take them away. The family reached a beach, where they waited in the dark with thousands of others to be evacuated by bus or boat. It was about 3km before we got out from underneath the ash cloud.” “We all just took our cases and started walking. Our hotel had capacity for 1,200, but there was just one coach waiting,” he said. Ian Murison, a businessman from London on holiday in southern Rhodes with his wife and 12-year-old son, described his family’s ordeal as they escaped the fires. “We leave shortly, and I've never been so glad to leave an island in my whole life.” They were forced to leave their luggage and were told that if they do not leave without their cases they will be left on the beach with them. “They were evacuated from the worst areas. Our hotels and others have taken in loads of tourists. “You can see on the locals' faces, they are all scared. “It is worrying for everyone on the island, no matter where you are situated,” she said. Tui dropped flights to Rhodes.īritish tourist Jessica Mellor, who is staying in Ixia with her family, told The National the fires in Rhodes went from being 100km from her on Saturday to 30km, carried by strong winds. More than 2,000 holidaymakers had returned home by plane on Monday and tour operators cancelled upcoming trips. More emergency flights are due to take holidaymakers home.Ĭrete was put on red alert while fires raged on the island of Corfu, off the west coast of Greece, and Evia. The Greek Fire Service has battled more than 500 fires – more than 50 a day,” said Vassilis Kikilias, the minister for climate crisis and civil protection.Ībout 20,000 people had to leave homes and hotels in Rhodes at the weekend as the inferno spread and reached resorts on the verdant island's south-east coast, after charring land, killing animals and damaging buildings. “For the 12th day, under extreme conditions of heat and strong winds, we are fighting nonstop on dozens of forest fire fronts. The EU has sent 500 firefighters, 100 vehicles and seven planes from 10 member states, while Turkey, Israel, Egypt and other countries have also sent help. A satellite image shows the fires burning on the Greek resort island of Rhodes.
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