
The Greek authorities have launched today the special operation to find the parts of the Serbian military plane "Antonov" 12 that crashed yesterday evening in the area of Kavalla in Greece.
The special operation was preceded by filming with a drone, to then approach the scene of pyrotechnic groups of the Armed Forces, as announced in the early hours of the morning by the mayor of Pangaio, Philippos Anastasiadis.
It is also expected that the Fire Brigade and rescue teams will operate, to eliminate any possibility of new explosions, since the plane had a load of 12 tons of dangerous substances.
Ndërkohë autoritete greke po shqyrtojnë mundësinë ee evakuimit të fshatit Antifilipi, ku ra avioni për shkak të rrezikshmërisë që paraqesin municionet që ndodheshin në të.
Mundësia e evakuimit do të vlerësohet nga ekspertiza e punonjësve piroteknikë që ndodhen në vendngjarje, si dhe të Zjarrfikësve.Sipas gjeneral-majorit të Brigadës së Zjarrfikësve Marios Apostolidis, kreu i ekipit operacional, “burrat e shërbimit zjarrfikës me pajisje speciale dhe instrumente matëse iu afruan zonës ku u rrëzua avioni ku panë nga afër trupin e avionit dhe pjesë të tjera të tij të shpërndara në fushat, raportojnë mediet greke.
Apostolidis theksoi se nga hetimi në vendngjarje “është konstatuar paqëndrueshmëri në terren pasi ka tym dhe nxehtësi intensive si dhe një substancë e bardhë, që nuk dihet ende se çfarë është.
However, the measuring instruments have not shown anything alarming so far.
The next stage is to fly a drone to survey the entire area where the plane crashed.
Apostolidis underlined that a total of 13 people from EMAK and 26 firefighters from Eleftheroupolis, Kavala and Drama operate at the scene.
He emphasized that yesterday's strict recommendation to avoid the wider area where the plane crashed still applies to the residents of the surrounding settlements. He also emphasized that from the first images it appears that many parts of the plane are scattered in different places in rural areas.
He insisted that no process will proceed unless it is first proven that the site is completely safe for the teams to operate there.
According to witnesses, the plane crashed into a corn field and miraculously no one was injured by the residents of the area.
Information from the Greek media talks about a load of ammunition on the plane, while only 8 crew members were on board. Firefighters rush to the scene as the commercial flight's 12-ton cargo, classified as hazardous material, may explode.
At the bottom of Mount Agios Oros, the plane makes a 180 degree turn, loses altitude, burns and crashes a short distance away.
The forced landing never happened
Information from the Civil Aviation Service confirms that apparently one of the four engines caught fire and therefore made a 180 degree turn returning to Kavalla airport, but the landing never happened.
The path of the plane before the crash
East of Mount Athos, Antonov 12 appears to be returning to the airport.
However, it loses altitude to crash just behind the peaks of Pangaeus, as confirmed by eyewitnesses.
The area has been plunged into darkness since 23:00 as the plane may have knocked down cables during its crash between Antifilippou and Paleochori, in Eleftheroupolis Kavala.
The cargo plane had departed from Serbia to Jordan and was reportedly on a commercial transport flight.
So far, the Serbian media are not confirming that the plane departed from Belgrade.