The European Union sends the wildfire to Spain with the death toll

The European Union sends two planes to help Spain to face raging forest fires, after the country has activated a mechanism of disaster aid in the European Union for the first time.

Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marlaska told local media that he had requested the deployment of a plane from the European Union in the worst affected areas.

This assistance comes when a third person died due to injuries to fight in a huge fire on Thursday morning.

The AEMET AEMET Agency warned that the heat wave will continue until Monday, as temperatures exceed 44 degrees Celsius in some areas, raising fears that forest fires will spread more.

In an interview with Cadena Ser on Wednesday, Grande-Marlaska said he had requested a plane of Canadair Water.

He said: “At the present time, we do not need two Canadair planes urgently, but given the weather forecast, we want to get these planes on our national lands as soon as possible so that they can be used, if necessary.”

“At this time, the government does not exclude the request of more firefighters.”

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Spain, where 700, the last of the western city of Casseris on Wednesday, according to the country’s civil guards.

A volunteer firefill in the hospital died in the northwestern area of Lyon on Thursday, after suffering severe protection.

He became a second volunteer who dies as a result of a fire in the area and the third person who dies in total. Another man died near the capital, Madrid, on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday: “We were again shocked by the death of a second volunteer who lost his life in Lyon. All our love and support go out to his family and friends during this unbearable time,” said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday.

“All government resources are working to address the difficult situation our country faces. The threat is still severe.”

Spain is among many European countries with burning temperatures and forest fires that have requested help from the European Union.

Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania also activated the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union, which allows any country to strike a disaster – in Europe and beyond – to request emergency assistance.

European countries were sending planes to those that requested assistance, as well as the pre -set firefighters who were already providing assistance in Greece.

There, forest fires were burning for a third consecutive day, with the most dangerous fronts on the island of Chews and in the Akia area in Biloponiz.

So far, 95 people – including firefighters – were injured. Satellite data from the Emergency Management Service in Copernicus in the European Union shows that more than 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) have been burned throughout the country since Tuesday morning.

The authorities issued a red alert for Thursday, a warning of very high fire risks in Atka, east in central Greece, Evia, northeast, and presence.

In Chios, the fire front extended to dozens of kilometers, and with limited resources available, many residents should have been evacuated by sea using the Coast Guard and private ships.

Fires also broke out in Albania and Turkey, where many firefighters were injured while dealing with fire.

European Union data show that nearly 439,000 hectares of land have been burned since the beginning of the year due to forest fires, compared to 187,643 hectares (464,000 acres) last year.

A total of 1628 fires have been discovered since the beginning of the year.

Additional reports by Nikos Papanicolao in Greece