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Israel to send firefighters to Greece to help battle fires

By Agencies

Israel will send 25 firefighters with equipment to Greece to help battle fires raging in several areas in the country, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

The firefighters will leave on the first available flight to Greece, a spokesman for the ministry said. He noted that the aid was being sent at the request of the Greek government.

The death toll reached at least 56 Sunday after a fire that broke out on the Greek island of Evia north of Athens killed five people and injured two more.

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Massive wildfires have burned for three days, and the vast majority of deaths are from the Zaharo area of the Peloponnese in southern Greece.

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis has declared the fires a "national catastrophe" and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast at official buildings.

Greece is also expecting four fire-fighting planes from Serbia and two from Spain, while two helicopters each are expected to arrive from Germany and the Netherlands.

Romania, Norway and Slovenia are each sending one helicopter, while Switzerland and Iceland have also offered assistance.

Also Sunday, fires reached the outskirts of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, but were stopped short of the historic site, the fire brigade said.

"The fire reached the hill overlooking ancient Olympia but was stopped just before entering the archaeological site," said a fire brigade spokesman, who declined to be named.

"Six planes, two helicopters, 15 fire engines and 45 firemen participated in the effort."

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1.	send them nothing	05:57	\|	alan	27/08/07

2.	Israel and the need to be accepted	06:43	\|	Connie	27/08/07

3.	Send them everything they need.	08:23	\|	Jake	27/08/07

4.	TV says Israel to send 50 firefighters	08:34	\|	Joseph E .	27/08/07

5.	#1, you are wrong	09:25	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	27/08/07

6.	WISH the people of Greece well,hope it will be controlled soon	09:38	\|	PETER SM	27/08/07

7.	I Hope...	10:07	\|	Yosemite	27/08/07

8.	weird that turkia send no help ,	10:07	\|	Joseph E .	27/08/07

9.	FIRES IN GREECE	10:09	\|	annie	27/08/07

10.	Do as you would be done by	10:26	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	27/08/07

11.	Greeks bearing (no) gifts	10:52	\|	AJ	27/08/07

12.	Good for Israel	10:59	\|	Gina	27/08/07

13.	Some people here forget the Golden Rule	10:59	\|	Israeli	27/08/07

14.	Cipora	11:22	\|	Connie	27/08/07

15.	# 1 ALAN Fires in Greece	11:55	\|	Yonni	27/08/07

16.	FIRES FROM GOD FOR ISRAEL	13:27	\|	indrajaya	27/08/07

17.	INDRAJAYA When can we expect Indonesian firefighters	13:44	\|	PETER SM	27/08/07

18.	Fires in southern Greece	16:46	\|	nik	27/08/07

19.	Yonni from Athens Greece	17:22	\|	tony	27/08/07

20.	This is typical Israeli activity, to go out and assist the	18:02	\|	Erez	27/08/07

21.	to #1	18:03	\|	Greek-American	27/08/07

22.	thank you	19:00	\|	aliki	27/08/07

23.	aliki -- I enjoyed reading your message!	20:30	\|	Gina	27/08/07

24.	Aliki, Euxaristo para poli; Toda raba	20:32	\|	Jake	27/08/07

25.	Thanks Israel	21:36	\|	Tina	27/08/07

26.	Greek fires	22:00	\|	StevieT	27/08/07

27.	SRB	05:18	\|	Bojan	28/08/07

28.	to #1	22:15	\|	Elias	28/08/07

29.	Thanks from Greece	01:12	\|	Nikos	30/08/07

30.	Efxaristo from Hellas, and some observations	03:25	\|	Athina	04/09/07

31.	And more observations from a greek	03:41	\|	Athina	04/09/07

32.	to jake	10:03	\|	evri	25/09/07

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