European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Janez Lenarčič is in close contact with the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus.
After a huge fire broke out in Cyprus, in the province of Limassol, the Emergency and Response Center called on Greece and Italy to mobilize the possibility of aerial firefighting, the Commissioner said in his Tweet.
The planes arrive tonight. We remain in close contact with the authorities, he adds. It is reminded that the immediate provision of assistance to Cyprus is possible due to but also through RescEU which was set up on the initiative of the then Cypriot Commissioner Chr. Stylianidis and was officially recognized as one of the achievements of the EU Tragically and after the help of many other European countries, now it is Cyprus' turn to need it to save what can be saved in a fire of this magnitude.
