Five European countries will come to the aid of French firefighters in connection with the resumption of the fires that broke out in the Gironde on Tuesday evening. This Thursday, August 11, Emmanuel Macron said Twitter: :”Germany, Greece, Poland and in the next few hours Romania and Austria. our partners are helping France in the fight against fires. Thanks to them. European solidarity works.“. At the same time, the European Commission announced the dispatch of four aircraft from the EU fleet from Greece and Sweden. Later that day, Emmanuel Macron announced on Twitter: As in July, Italy stands in solidarity with France. Several Canadairs are arriving to support the French and European firefighters mobilized in our area.»
In Gironde and Landers yesterday, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described the strengthening of the fighting measures, which now include “more than 1,000 firefighters, 9 airplanes and two water bomber helicopters“. Poland said it would send 146 firefighters to fight fires in the south from Thursday, following a call for help from France.
Source: Le Figaro
