Ukrainian firefighters join battle against France fire

After a 52-hour drive, Ukrainian firefighters on Monday joined operations to fully extinguish the wildfire that devastated the Gironde region in southwestern France -- an unprecedented mobilisation in the country.

On Sunday, August 2, 70 Ukrainian firefighters arrived in a convoy of 15 vehicles, including 10 fire engines, after travelling through Ukraine, Poland, Germany and France to help their French counterparts west of the city of Bordeaux.

On Sunday, August 2, 70 Ukrainian firefighters arrived in a convoy of 15 vehicles, including 10 fire engines, after travelling through Ukraine, Poland, Germany and France to help their French counterparts west of the city of Bordeaux.

Foreign contingents have mobilised to assist France in fighting the blaze, which has burned an area four times the size of Paris.

Flames spread through western Attica, the region around Athens, threatening communities and an industrial district outside Megara

Wildfires rage in Greece as firefighters continue battle in France and Spain  Reuters