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Spain seeks EU help putting out fires
Brussels, Aug 9, 2006 The Spanish government has requested fire-fighting equipment from its EU partners to help put out blazes in the western Galicia region, the European Commission said Wednesday. Madrid sent the request to the commission early Wednesday seeking three Canadair fire-fighting airplanes, five helicopters equipped with special water buckets and 20 firetrucks, a spokesman for the EU executive said. Under an EU civil protection programme, the commission manages requests for help with a natural disaster and keeps tabs on what resources are available in which member state. Although Galicia suffers massive forest fires each year, the regional government said this year's destruction was "unprecedented", with about 110 blazes burning on Wednesday. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Arson investigated as 110 fires blaze in northern Spain
Madrid, Aug 9, 2006 Some 110 fires were burning Wednesday in Galicia, northern Spain, an official said, as police investigated claims, including from the environment minister, that arsonists had been at work. |
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