Int'l firefighting team dispatched to assist Cyprus in wildfire battle


NICOSIA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- An international team has joined Cypriot firefighters to battle a stubborn fire that has been raging for 36 hours in the country, with Greece and Jordan both sending aircraft to the western mountainous Paphos district, local authorities said Wednesday.

Andreas Kettis, the spokesperson of the Cypriot Fire Service, said the firefighters were still faced with large flare-ups due to strong winds and extremely high temperatures, which reached 41 degrees Celsius in some areas.

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