A fire brigade's helicopter sprays water to control the East Attica wildfire in Varnavas, northeast of Athens, Greece.

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   European Commission (eucommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2024 17:53:29 JST European Commission

   We stand as one against wildfires.

   Greece has activated the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism to fight the ongoing wildfires in Attica.
   
   Our response has already mobilised:
   
   ✈️ 2 planes and 2 helicopters from the #rescEU fleet

   🧑🚒 8 firefighting teams with vehicles, 4 from 🇫🇷 and one each from 🇨🇿 🇷🇴 🇮🇹 🇷🇸

   This is #EUsolidarity in action.

   📷 A fire brigade's helicopter sprays water to control the East Attica wildfire in Varnavas, Greece. Photographer: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg via Getty Images.