Israel has sent firefighters to help extinguish the large fires raging in Ethiopia's Simien Mountains, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday morning. #israel stands by #Ethiopia in fighting the wildfire in Simien Mountain National Park. An @israel i mission of 9 experts in firefighting has landed this morning in Gondar to join the local forces in Simien Mountain. "A request [for assistance] was made by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday. "Israel's Ambassador to Ethiopia Raphael Morav tweeted on Sunday morning that "#Israel stands by #Ethiopia in fighting the wildfire in Simien Mountain National Park.

Source: Ethiopian News April 14, 2019 05:48 UTC