ISTANBUL, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- State of Kuwait, based on instructions by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has donated six engines and equipment to Turkey to combat the fires.
Kuwait's Ambassador to Turkey, Ghassan Al-Zuwawi, extended in a statement Wednesday night his sincere thanks to the Kuwaiti firefighting team for their tremendous efforts in extinguishing the forest fires in Turkey.
The commander of the fire team colonel Ahmad Al-Rasheedi said that Kuwaiti firefighters successfully conclude their mission in Turkey, hoping that these incidents would not happen again.
Kuwaiti delegation handed Turkish officials instructions for using engines and equipment that are capable of operating a fire station. They included fire pumps and large-capacity water transport equipment.
Turkish officials thanked Kuwait for helping put out the fires and for the donation, assuring the strong relations between the both countries.
Kuwait sent a team of firefighters to Turkey to help fight forest fires that killed at least eight people and injured scores others. (end) ta.gaa