“As of the morning of September 19, Portuguese firefighters have mostly extinguished the flames in one of the most affected areas of Aveiro and are extinguishing dozens of fires in other places”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Ukraine stands in solidarity with friends, including friendly Portugal. We see how Portuguese rescuers bravely fight deadly forest fires. According to the instructions of President Zelenskyi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine offered a Ukrainian AN-32P firefighting aircraft with a crew to help in these efforts,” Sybiga wrote on the network of Kh.
Minister Klymenko said that he met with the Ambassador of Portugal, Antonio Vashka Alves Mashad, on behalf of the President of Ukraine.
“Portugal is currently suffering from large-scale fires that have engulfed the central and northern parts of the country. Unfortunately, there are dead and injured. Heat and gusty winds make it difficult to extinguish the fire. So I offered the ambassador help from Ukrainian rescuers. The State Emergency Service has a specialized firefighting aircraft and trained specialists to work in such conditions,” the Minister of Internal Affairs said in a telegram.
As of the morning of September 19, Portuguese firefighters have mostly extinguished the flames in one of the most affected areas of Aveiro and are extinguishing dozens of fires in other places. The number of victims of forest fires reached seven.