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Countries Send Help to Greece

AP

Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 | 3:24 a.m.

Countries that have offered Greece firefighting help:

-Austria: Two army helicopters, a transport plane and 20 firefighters.

-Cyprus: 14 firefighting vehicles, 88 firefighters, 29 civil defense personnel, 22 volunteers trained in firefighting and rescue.

-Czech Republic: One helicopter with five-member crew.

-Denmark: Six firefighting all-terrain vehicles that can climb steep slopes.

-Finland: Three helicopters and 25 firefighters.

-France: Four Canadair water-tanker planes and 60 specialist helicopter firefighters.

-Germany: Three CH-53 water-carrying helicopters. Authorities have also offered firefighting units, including experts in battling forest fires, and other equipment.

-Hungary: 18 firefighters, one doctor, two fire engines, backup equipment.

-Israel: 55 firefighters.

-Italy: One Canadair water-tanker plane.

-The Netherlands: Three Cougar firefighting helicopters and 27 crew.

-Norway: One Bell 214 firefighting helicopter.

-Portugal: One Canadair tanker plane, six personnel.

-Romania: One MI-17 helicopter with a nine crew.

-Russia: Two heavy firefighting helicopters, two Mi-8 helicopters and a multifunctional amphibian plane.

-Slovenia: One water-carrying helicopter.

-Spain: Two Canadair tanker planes.

-Switzerland: Four Super Puma water-carrying helicopters.

-Turkey: One tanker plane.

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