13/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – Nearly 40 tonnes of emergency items have been sent by plane through the EU’s civil protection mechanism and have arrived in Irbil, Iraq, to ease the suffering of civilians, announced the European Commission on Monday 12 December. The delivery included 268 family tents provided by Finland to shelter up to 1,400 people. A further plane carrying tents, blankets and kitchen sets provided by Austria will also arrive on Tuesday, and another batch of tents,...