After the crash of an Antonov An-12 near the northeastern Greek city of Kavala, the investigation into the remains of the plane and its explosive charge began on Sunday. Two bodies have now also been found and one body could even be recovered largely intact, which, given the crash site and the debris field, borders on a miracle, a spokesman for the fire service said. Everything could be made clear with regard to the suspected toxic fumes.
“No hazardous substances were found, one body was found and a second was recovered,” the spokesperson confirmed to CNN Greece. The salvage and locating of the remains of the other six crew members continue. The area is being flown over with drones and an NBC team from the Greek armed forces was also on site.
No hazardous substances detected
However, all clarity could now be given about possible toxic substances that the aircraft could have loaded. As the Greek authorities are aware, the cargo plane contained 11.5 tons of ammunition, in particular 60mm M62 mortar rounds, 82mm M62 mortar rounds and other 82mm projectiles. Explosives and mine clearance experts are already at the crash site to secure the ammunition that was not destroyed in the impact.
Filippos Anastasiadis, the mayor of the municipality of Pangeo, where the crash site is located, also confirmed that no hazardous substances were found. Nevertheless, the call to the population remains not to approach the disaster site.
Power supply collapsed
The power supply near the crash site had failed due to the destruction of high-voltage power lines in the crash. As a result of the power outage, there are already problems with the water supply. According to the Greek energy supplier, the power supply has now largely been restored, only seven substations have not yet been reconnected to the grid.
Source: Krone
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