Air assistance for Albania with a shipment of four firemen of aircraft provided by Greece, for the extinction of a large forest fire that broke out in the south of the country.
The dispatch of these four air vehicles was carried out through the European Mechanism Civil Protection (UCPM), which was activated at the request of the Albanian government.
In particular, yesterday, Tuesday, July 9, our country sent two PZLs to Albania and then, today, Wednesday, July 10, two Canadair CL-415s, which completed their mission and returned to Greece.
The response of the Greek government and, specifically, Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to Albania, the request for support on the ground through the MPCU was immediate, despite Greece’s operational needs due to the very demanding weather conditions.