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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10906

24 August 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) civil protection
Two Croatian Canadairs rushed to Bosnian forest fires

Brussels, 23/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - Two Croatian fire-fighting aircraft (Canadairs) have been rushed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of the assistance provided through the European civil protection mechanism, stated the European Commission Emergency Response Centre on Friday 23 August.

In the grip of large forest fires since the beginning of August due to the high temperatures currently over the Balkans region, Bosnia-Herzegovina is one of the third countries that - along with the three...