Israel forest fire: international help begins to arrive
International firefighting planes and tonnes of equipment is arriving in Israel as more than a dozen countries pitched in to help fight a vast fire which has killed 41. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look at the forest fire that broke out near kibbutz Beit Oren in the north of Israel Photo: REUTERS At least four Canadair water bombers could be seen flying through the smoke-choked skies over the northern port city of Haifa, pouring water and fire retardant onto the sea of flames. Two firefighting helicopters and three small planes were also involved in the huge task of curbing the inferno, which has swept across more than 10,000 acres of land in the past 24 hours. There are only 1,500 firefighters…
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Israel forest fire: international help begins to arrive
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