EU Sends Help to Fight Raging Fires in Member Nation Greece
The EU has begun helping Greece battle the devastating fires that have swept through the country and left more than 50 people dead. Flames have now reached the village of Olympia, next to the ancient ruins there.International help has begun to arrive as Greece tries to cope with wildfires raging out of control on the Peloponnesian peninsula, with the death toll by latest count reaching 53, officials said. A spokesman for the Greek fire department, Nikos Diamantis, said France had sent four firefighting planes and Italy two, while France and Cyprus had each sent 60 firefighters to the affected region.
On Monday, Greece was expecting four firefighting planes from Serbia and two from Spain, while two helicopters each were to arrive from Germany and the Netherlands. Israel, Romania, Norway and Slovenia were each sending one helicopter, while Switzerland and Iceland have also offered assistance.
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