Four EU countries have moved to assist Portugal after it called on Brussels for help in fighting raging fires in the country.
The European Commission has a special unit that coordinates assistance between the EU's member states in tackling emergency situations.
Spain and France sent aircraft on Sunday and similar help from Italy and Germany is to to arrive on Monday (22 August).
Portugal has been fighting over 20 fires, with over 3,000 fire fighters employed, according to t...
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