Brussels, 08/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Union, through its civil protection mechanism, has come to the aid of Kyrgyzstan, after the earthquake which shook the south of the country on 1 January. As soon as it received the request for assistance from the Kyrgyz authorities, the European Commission Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) within Direction General Environment, sprung into action. By 3 January, it was coordinating the civil protection resources provided by member...