Fire. Brussels welcomes strong solidarity in the EU and highlights aid to Portugal
ANDIn a statement released today, European Civil Protection Support Mechanism, communicator of the European Civil Protection Support Mechanism and Albania to help fight forest fires in Portugal, France and Albania, noting that, “following requests for assistance, the EU mobilize1 from the firefighting planes from Italy to two planes, which operate in the country3.
The Commission remembers the “joint already used by Portugal last weekend”, referring to two European and Spanish Fib planes that were in the country for Spain, which is fighting the fires, within the scope of the European Mechanism of Civil, but who already helped Portugal earlier this week with the fires that are also taking place in Spain.
It adds that the Emergency Response Coordination Center has also mobilized two firefighting planes from the EU’s aggregated Brussels fleet to aid France, following the fires in the southwestern region of the country, and which will arrive in the country today, with two others planes from Greece been deployed to Albania on Thursday and today.
Although it is difficult to establish a strong solidarity protection mechanism for all states, member states are demonstrating strong solidarity protection for all of Europe. to Greece for their prompt support and”, commented European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic.
“Our thoughts are with all those fighting and fighting those who are fighting our plans for life against full-blown fires.”
The two planes from Canadair amphibious planes from Italy that arrived in Portugal on Wednesday participated in fighting the fire in Palmela.
Mainland Portugal is in a contingency situation until Sunday due to weather specifications, with very high temperatures and some parts of the country at risk of fire.
The contingency situation corresponds to the second level of response and is declared in the reaction of civil protection, in the face of the occurrence or imminence of a serious accident or catastrophe, it is a need for recognized preventive measures and or special non-mobilizable at the municipal level.
Five continents of mainland Portugal remain under red, the most serious, due to hot weather, with more than a hundred concepts in maximum danger of rural fire, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere.
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