The Greek firefighting aircraft were requested by France itself, which activated the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism as it faces forest fires burning in the Gironde department
In the battle with the French megafires, the two Canadairs sent as aid by Greece at the request of France have fallen since yesterday afternoon.
The Greek firefighting aircraft were requested by France itself, which activated the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as it faces forest fires burning in the Gironde department, while under high operational pressure due to the heat wave in the south of the country.
Yesterday two Canadairs they operated until the light fell over the forests in the NIM area, while the president of the country, Emmanuel Macron, publicly expressed his thanks to Greece for its assistance in the effort to extinguish the fires raging in southwestern France.
“Solidarity is European: a year ago, when Greece was facing terrible fires, we mobilized as Europeans. Today at noon, aircraft of the Greek rescue forces arrived in the south to support the work of our firefighters,” Macron tweeted.
La solidarité est nationale : trois thousand pompiers venus de toute la France luttent contre les incendies qui frappent le sud du pays. I salute their courage and engagement alongside the elected. Au front, ils sauvent des vies. Nous pensons à eux ainsi qu’aux inhabitants évacués. pic.twitter.com/010dDFNGkt
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 15, 2022
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