'Out of capacity’: EU warns wildfires are pushing response systems to the limit
- The European Commission said Europe’s firefighting capacity is struggling to keep pace with increasingly intense wildfires in Spain and France, as blazes continue to overwhelm local resources.
- "These fires are out of capacity," a Commission official told reporters on Monday, referring to the devastating blazes that have already consumed more than 80,000 hectares in Spain and over 42,000 hectares in France.
- Both fires remain uncontrolled and have forced more than 320,000 people to leave their homes.
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- The European Commission said Europe’s firefighting capacity is struggling to keep pace with increasingly intense wildfires in Spain and France, as blazes continue to overwhelm local resources.
- "These fires are out of capacity," a Commission official told reporters on Monday, referring to the devastating blazes that have already consumed more than 80,000 hectares in Spain and over 42,000 hectares in France.
- Both fires remain uncontrolled and have forced more than 320,000 people to leave their homes.
Sources: Euronews