translated from Spanish: France sends fire crews to Bolivia against fires

Paris.- France began sending fire and drone teams to Bolivia on Saturday to fight fires in the Amazon region, in line with commitments made by President Emmanuel Macron during the G7 summit in Biarritz two weeks ago. An Airbus Foundation aircraft took off in the morning from Vatry airport, a hundred kilometres from Paris, with 38 military personnel specialists in civil protection accompanied by the French ambassador to Bolivia, Denis Gaillard, explained in a statement foreign and interior ministries.

Its mission, in coordination with the Bolivian authorities, is to participate in the firefighting efforts in the Santa Cruz region.
The aircraft also carries material as well as a donation of two tons of firefighting equipment funded by the Foreign Department.In parallel, four military pilots of drones from Bolivia also leave this Saturday. protection with three of these aircraft to carry out reconnaissance missions and locate fires, as well as a firefighter expert in aerial research. A French reconnaissance and evaluation mission with six other experts has been deployed in Bolivia since the 4th day to support the efforts of the South American country’s own authorities. In addition, the French Ministry of Interior has sent three other specialists into a European civil protection team to coordinate teams working in the field.

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