Czech helicopters help fighting fires in Bulgaria

The two helicopters that Czechia sent to Bulgaria this week to help fight forest fires have been deployed about 40 kilometres north of Plovdiv airport, according to a press release issued by Czechia’s Fire and Rescue Service on Thursday.

Tens of thousands of hectares of forests and fertile land in Bulgaria have been hit by fires since the weekend. Temperatures in Plovdiv and the surrounding area are still around 40 degrees Celsius.