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IN PHOTOS: South African firefighters deploy from KMI Airport to combat wildfires in Canada
200 firefighters departed from KMI Airport to assist in the fight against wildfires in Alberta, Canada.
A 200-strong team of South African firefighters departed from KMI Airport this afternoon, June 3, to help fight wildfires in Alberta, Canada.
The team left the airport on a chartered aircraft.
A statement by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme said the deployment followed a request for urgent assistance from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
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