Cyprus boosts firefighting fleet with Jordanian helicopters

With the arrival of two firefighting helicopters from neighbouring Jordan, Cyprus now has up to eight airborne firefighting means at its disposal, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Andreas Christou, acting director of the Department of Forests, was responding to clarifications sought by the Cyprus Mail.

A day earlier, the agriculture minister announced that two helicopters with a total of 18 crew members had arrived from Jordan with the aim of boosting Cyprus’ firefighting capabilities ahead of the summer.