EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises

[Sanjeev]

As the death toll rises, the EU provides Spain with wildfire assistance. Twenty hours prior Robins, Asya Share Save 0:37 on BBC News Spain's firefighters deal with overnight wildfires Following Spain's first activation of the EU's disaster assistance mechanism, the EU has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to assist in the fight against raging wildfires.

Assistance comes as a third wildfire-related death has been confirmed nationwide Thursday morning. There are worries that the wildfires can keep spreading.

According to Aemet, Spain's official weather office, a heatwave with temperatures as high as 44°C in some places and moderate breezes is expected to last until Monday.

 

[eLdavis]

May God help us, some places are being affected by fire, while some places flood, this year has been something else.