Greece gets European assistance in fighting wildfires

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The first of the more than 200 firefighters from six European countries that will help their Greek colleagues in fighting wildfires have arrived in Athens.

The 28 Romanian firefighters were welcomed Saturday by Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides and the leadership of Greece's Fire Service.

"We are scaling up preparedness to .forestfire season in Europe. As of today, +200 from around Europe will be strategically positioned in Greece to quickly join national forces before could get out of control," Janez Lenarcic, Stylianides' successor as European commissioner for crisis management, tweeted Friday.

A team of 16 Bulgarian firefighters, with four fire engines, also arrived Friday in the city of Larissa, in central Greece, and was welcomed by local authorities and Fire Service officers. The Bulgarians will stay in the area throughout July. Greek authorities say higher fuel costs have added to challenges facing the fire service, which relies heavily on water-dropping planes to battle blazes in the mountainous country.

 

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