Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/05/1061 (22.8.05) |
Publication Date | 22/08/2005 |
Content Type | News |
On 20 August 2005 Portugal requested European civil protection assistance to help combat the forest fires raging in more than 50 places across the country. The request triggered a rapid response from the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) of the European Commission. The MIC immediately alerted the civil protection authorities of the 30 countries participating in the Community Civil Protection Mechanism. Within less than 24 hours, Portugal received additional fire-fighting airplanes and helicopters from several European Member States, significantly increasing its domestic response capacities. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1061&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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Countries / Regions | Portugal |
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