According to information from SKAI, the cargo has been burned, there is nothing intact – The Ukrainian consul was also on the spot, who stated that the cargo was destined for Bangladesh – Human members spotted the drone.
Investigations are ongoing into the cargo carried by the Antonov, which crashed last night in Kavala.
The focus of the investigations is the white substance found at the scene.
According to information from SKAI, the load has burned, there is nothing intact, however, although there is now certainty that it is ammunition, the Authorities do not know what type it was or what percentage of the load it corresponded to.
At the point passes the Special Company for Countering Nuclear – Biological – Chemical Defenseto comb the peritoneum, as provided for in the protocol for dealing with such incidents.
A section of the Special Interbranch Nuclear Biological Chemical Defense Company of the GHETHA with 14 people will also be made available.
The movement of the section will be done by CH-47D from Megara. Two TENX teams have moved to the area.
Belgrade: 11.5 tons of ammunition bound for Bangladesh
Meanwhile, from Belgrade, Mr Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said at a press conference that the aircraft carried 11.5 tons of ammunition, which were destined for Bangladesh.
As he said, the aircraft loaded the military material at the airport “Konstantin the Great” of the city of Nice and took off at 20:40 (21:40 Greek time) for Dhaka, Bangladesh with intermediate stations in Amman and Riyadh.
He also stated that the aircraft’s cargo consisted of training mortar rounds which exported Serbian private company and the buyer was the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh.
Neboisa Stefanovic assured that the process of exporting the ammunition was legal and had the approval of the Serbian Ministry of Defense.
The aircraft belonged to a Ukrainian airline, which confirmed that all eight passengers were Ukrainian and are all dead.
The Ukrainian consul is on the spot – Macabre images from the drone
The consul general of Ukraine in Thessaloniki also arrived in the area, Vadim Shablukwho was informed by the local authorities about the investigations being carried out in the area so far.
The Ukrainian diplomat informed the authorities about the identity of the 8-member crew of the aircraft and underlined that the final destination was Bangladesh.
Mr Shambluck watched the first drone footage authorities flew over the area, where the first images showed the wreckage of the aircraft and the body of one of the crew members.
Meanwhile, macabre images saw the drone that flew over the spot spotting human limbs.
“White substance of unknown origin”
According to the lieutenant general of the Fire Brigade, Mario Apostolidis, head of the operational team, “men from the fire service with special equipment and measuring instruments approached the point of impact of the aircraft and saw up close the fuselage and other parts of it scattered in the fields”.
Mr. Apostolidis emphasized that from the on-site investigation “instability was found in the field, as there are smokes and intense heat, but also a white substance of unknown origin, however the measuring instruments did not show anything alarming.
The next stage is to raise a drone to survey the entire area where the aircraft went down.
Once it is established that there is stability in the field and there is no risk to the safety of the men assisting the operation, the whole process will begin.”
Mr. Apostolidis underlined that a total of 13 men from the 2nd and 4th EMAK and 26 firefighters from Eleftheroupolis, Kavala and Drama are operating.
He emphasized that last night’s strict recommendation to avoid the wider area where the plane crashed still applies to the residents of the settlements.
He also pointed out that from the first images, it appears that many parts of the aircraft are scattered in different places in rural areas.
He insisted that no process would proceed unless it was first established that the site was completely safe for the men who would be operating there.
“Evacuation likely”
The mayor of Pangaiou, Philippos Anastasiadis, reported to SKAI that the aircraft was carrying ammunition. He said that the possibility of evacuating the settlement of Antiphilippi is being considered, in order to carry out the investigations without interruption, but also to protect the health of the citizens.
According to what the SKAI envoy reports, Christos Chatzimisisthere is a strange smell in the area, which is why a message was sent from 112 to the residents to stay in their homes with closed doors and windows and to keep the air conditioners off so that air from outside does not enter their homes.
The crash site has been cordoned off by police.
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