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Natural disasters: update on EU civil protection activities

Brussels, Belgium - A lot of fires in different countries with the help of airplanes and helicopters

"Since the end of June, the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) has received a total of 8 requests for assistance from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Bulgaria and, most recently the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - to help combat the forest fires raging across Southern Europe. These requests triggered an immediate response from the MIC. Assistance was made available through the Community...

fra/pec - 1077363
Rome, Italy, 07/25/2007 16:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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