Greece calls for EU help to fight Athens wildfires

(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, AUG 12 - The European Union on Monday said four countries would send firefighters to Greece after it requested assistance to combat a massive wildfire burning through Athens suburbs.
    "The EU civil protection mechanism was activated upon request of the Greek authorities," EU spokesman Balazs Ujvari said in a statement, adding that Italy, France, the Czech Republic and Romania were sending units to help. (ANSA-AFP).