Regional Government donates 100 thousand Euros and provides support to the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service
The Government of the Azores donated 100 thousand Euros to support the victims of the forest fires that hit the country during this weekend, an amount that will allocated through the Portuguese Red Cross.
This amount was provided as a demonstration of the solidarity of the Autonomous Region of the Azores towards the victims of the fires in the District of Leiria and, especially, in Pedrógão Grande.
On Sunday, the President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, made available to the Prime Minister, António Costa, resources of the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service to help in the fight against fires.