Spain: The Government Requests Assistance From the European Union Amid the Forest Fires in Spain.
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Denmark does not have what the French have requested, the Danish Emergency Management Agency informs.
Large fires are raging in France and Spain. The Civil Protection Agency is now preparing to send down four scoop planes to support the extinguishing work. – It may seem like very little, but it is powerful resources, says Anders Edstam, unit manager at MCF.
In Spain several forest fires spread. Thousands had to leave their houses. Also holidaymakers have to reckon with restrictions. And soon a solar eclipse is imminent.
The European Union has announced the deployment of four water bombers to fight the fires in Spain, in addition to the three aircraft announced for France on Thursday.
Svenska Dagbladet
Both Spain and France have requested reinforcement from the EU in their fight against the fires. “Sweden is preparing to send the two scooping planes that belong to the protection mechanism's fleet and are stationed in Sweden on Saturday,” says Jonas Klint at the Swedish Civil Defence Agency.
Sánchez Asks for Help to Brussels with the Fires and Greece and Italy Send Four Planes of Extinction
The EU insists that the responsibility for dealing with fires lies first and foremost with the national authorities, although it has ensured that it maintains "very close" contact with the affected states.
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