Greece calls for help. And the EU answers.
As wildfires are ravaging Attica, 🇬🇷 requested the activation of the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism yesterday.
We are responding by:
✈️ deploying 4 Canadairs from our fleet based in France and Italy;
👩🚒 👨🚒 sending three firefighting teams from Poland, Romania and Slovakia for a total of 220 firefighters and 65 vehicles.
In addition, three pre-deployed firefighting teams from Romania, Bulgaria and Malta are already in action.
📷©️ Getty images
Mees J
@EU_Commission Great job! 👏
@EU_Commission That’s what friends are for !
Molly Cantrell-Kraig
@EU_Commission that photo is horrifically beautiful. Apocalyptic.
tunda
@EU_Commission Picture looks like made by KI Generator.
Asbestos
@EU_Commission
Stay safe brothers and sisters. LCES from the USA
Mathieu Desgroseilliers
@EU_Commission
Canada would be more than happy to help to thank you for the assistance received lately (If only we had #Wildfires under control & could spare teams & equipment)
Stay safe there !
Xavier Levaux
@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.
Maybe is it time that some real urgent measures are taken. Our house is in fire. And we only have one.
