Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2026 (AFP) - EU upping aircraft deployed to fight French fire

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2026-07-27

The European Union is ramping up the number of firefighting planes and helicopters sent to help tackle the blaze raging in southwest France, the bloc's crisis management chief told AFP Monday. "We currently have nine aerial assets deployed on site, and tomorrow we will have 11, drawn from our European strategic reserve," EU commissioner Hadja Lahbib said. The fire has since Wednesday last week ravaged 42,000 hectares of pine forest in the famous......

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