A second four-engined turboprop Electra tanker aircraft arrived in Bolivia Monday to join the firefighting efforts against wild flames hitting various parts of the country, particularly Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where the Viru Viru International Airport was closed for hours due to poor visibility.
A second Electra Tanker air tanker arrived in Bolivia on Monday and will join the fleet of aircraft that fights forest fires from the air, mainly in Santa Cruz, the region hardest hit by the fires.
President Luis Arce Catacora's “Guardian” Air Plan features another Electra aircraft already in the country since Sept. 21 and an Airbus BK117 D3 helicopter with “Bambi Bucket” capabilities. The Electrafrom the Canadian company Air Spray may carry up to 11,300 liters of water.
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