We stand as one against wildfires.
Greece has activated the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism to fight the ongoing wildfires in Attica.
Our response has already mobilised:
โ๏ธ 2 planes and 2 helicopters from the #rescEU fleet
๐งโ๐ 8 firefighting teams with vehicles, 4 from ๐ซ๐ท and one each from ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ด ๐ฎ๐น ๐ท๐ธ
This is #EUsolidarity in action.
๐ท A fire brigade's helicopter sprays water to control the East Attica wildfire in Varnavas, Greece. Photographer: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg via Getty Images.