EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc’s disaster assistance mechanism for the first time.
The assistance comes as the country recorded a third wildfire-related death on Thursday morning.
There are concerns the wildfires could continue to spread. Spain’s state weather agency Aemet forecasts that a heatwave will continue until Monday, with temperatures of up to 44C in some areas, as well as moderate winds.
Spain is the fifth European nation to request assistance with fighting wildfires. In Greece, 25,000 acres of land have burned since Tuesday.
