French soldiers arrive in Sweden to fight wildfires

French soldiers arrive in Sweden to fight wildfires

5 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-07-french-soldiers-sweden-wildfires.html

The 30 French soldiers from a Civil Defence unit landed shortly after midnight on Monday (2200 GMT Sunday) in Stockholm, an AFP correspondent said. They will be joined by another 30 firefighters from the south of France on Monday.

France has already sent two Canadair planes to Sweden after authorities asked for EU emergency help to fight the blazes, which have caused no fatalities so far.