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The European Commission has today mobilized two Spanish planes to fight fires in Portugal, which has triggered the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
By TPN/Lusa, in News, Portugal · 10 Jul 2022, 13:04 · 1 Comments
“Portugal activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism to request emergency assistance for fires in the central part of the country,” the European Commission said in a statement.
“As an immediate response, the European Commission mobilised this morning two Canadair firefighting planes from its fleet located in Spain”.
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So Spain comes to our rescue, not the Kamovs bought by Pt gvrt from Russia which cost us 348 million euros and didn´t function properly (or at all?).
By guida from Lisbon on 11 Jul 2022, 04:02