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European reinforcements are on their way to Occitania, Friday August 12, to fight the flames. Some are already operational: men and equipment from Austria, Romania and Poland in particular.
European aid is unprecedented for the fires in France. 77 men and 17 vehicles left Otopeni (Romania). Planes from Bucharest (Romania) arrived on the evening of Thursday August 11 in Bordeaux (Gironde)and joined the two Canadairs Greeks arrived in the afternoon, as well as a long column of German reinforcements. In total, this represents nearly 400 men and more than a hundred trucks, from five main countries.
The size of the fire and its virulence explain the triggering of the solidarity mechanism. “As soon as the French authorities requested European aid, we did not hesitate for a single second to offer our resources and our assistance.“, testifies Simon frizfirefighter in the region of Baden Württemberg (Germany). The German and Romanian firefighters received instructions from the French General Staff on the morning of Friday 12.
The transport costs are financed by the European Union. More reinforcements are comingPoland and Austria. In the evening, France will also be able to count on the arrival of two Canadairs Italians.