Through its Copernicus programme, the EU is supporting Portugal to help the authorities fight the forest fires that have been raging in the centre of the country since Saturday, the European Commission announced.
At the request of the Portuguese authorities, the EU has "provided satellite maps of forest fires affecting the Castelo Branco region", said Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, on his Twitter account on Sunday 21 July, after having...