As wildfires continue to ravage several countries around the Mediterranean, the European Union is coming to the aid of Tunisia and continuing its assistance to Greece to combat the flames in Rhodes, Corfu and Evia.
In response to a request for assistance submitted on Tuesday 25 July by the Tunisian authorities, two Canadairs were offered through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). These two planes come from the RescEU reserve of fire-fighting airborne resources, hosted in Spain,...