India, July 28 -- The European Union has deployed assistance to both France and Spain under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as ongoing wildfires have triggered one of the biggest evacuation operations in Europe, displacing more than 300,000 people in France and Spain.
In France, the EU has deployed seven planes and four helicopters from Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, and Turkey. Most of these aircraft are part of the rescEU firefighting fleet. In Spain, the EU has mobilized six planes from Greece, Italy and Turkey, and deployed 134 personnel and 41 vehicles from Portugal.
The EU's Copernicus satellite service is also providing rapid emergency maps to support the response on the ground. The EU's Emergency Response...