### [2021-08-14](/feed/2021/08/14/index.md)

##### 2021 Turkish wildfires
# A firefighting plane, sent to help those affected by the wildfires in Adana, crashes, killing all eight people on board, including five Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/14/russian-firefighting-plane-crashes-in-southern-turkey)

### Changes:

1. A fire-fighting plane, sent in help to those affected by the floods in Adana, crash just before it was due to land. All the eight people on board are killed. Five were Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens.  _2021-08-14 15:06:45 (First version)_
2. A fire-fighting plane, sent in to help those affected by the floods in Adana, crashes just before it was due to land. All eight people on board are killed. Five were Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens.  _2021-08-14 19:06:53 (Update)_
3. A firefighting plane, sent to help those affected by the fires in Adana crashes just before it was due to land. All eight people on board are killed, including five Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens.  _2021-08-15 01:06:54 (Update)_
3. A firefighting plane, sent to help those affected by the wildfires in Adana, crashes, killing all eight people on board, including five Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens.  _(Current version)_

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