More than 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles and 12 planes were mobilized by the European Commission, “helping to fight the flames across Greece”, Balazs Ujvari, European Commission spokesperson for the budget and budget, said in a tweet on Monday. human resources, humanitarian aid and crisis management. , reports ANA.
“As the summer season slowly draws to a close, wildfires continue to rage across the continent,” he added.
In a separate tweet, the EU Directorate for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid referred to the EU’s voluntary natural disaster emergency program rescEU and said: “The largest air operation rescEU’s firefighting to date is currently taking place in Greece, through Cyprus, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia, France and Spain. Together, our wildfire response is stronger. As noted by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, the seven countries sent a total of 12 planes to Greece to help fight the fires.
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