European Union fleet sends 407 firefighters,11 planes & a helicopter to help Greece counter the fire north of city of Alexandroupoli

The European Union fleet has sent eleven planes and one helicopter to help Greece counter the fire north of the city of Alexandroupoli, along with 407 firefighters. The EU's civil protection service said, the fire has burnt over 810 square kilometers. It said, this wildfire is the largest in the EU since 2000, when the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) began recording



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Meanwhile, Greece's fire service said that the blaze was still out of control in the northeast region's Dadia National Park, a major sanctuary for birds of prey. Since it began on 19th of August, the blaze has claimed the lives of 20 people. Greece has been ravaged by numerous fires this summer which the government attributes to climate change.