Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in EU
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said yesterday.
Eleven planes and one helicopter from the EU fleet have been sent to help Greece counter the fire north of the city of Alexandroupoli, along with 407 firefighters, spokesman Balazs Ujvari said.
The EU's civil protection service said the fire has burnt over 810 square kilometres -- an area bigger than New York City.
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