Morocco sends two Canadair planes to battle wildfires in Portugal

Morocco has sent two Canadair airplanes to help combat wildfires in Portugal which has injured more than 17 people.

The Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration said on Monday that it had activated a bilateral cooperation agreement on civil protection with Morocco after two rented planes in their water-bomber fleet broke down.

Portugal initially sought assistance from Spain, but was turned down because of Spain’s own ongoing…