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Hungary is sending 12 firefighters and four vehicles to Serbia to aid the battle against forest fires, Interior Minister Gábor Pósfai said on Facebook late on Tuesday.The contingent left for Serbia on Tuesday, Pósfai said. He thanked the firefighters working to extinguish fires in Hungary nationwide. Hungary is committed to strengthening international relations and regional safety, Pósfai said, noting that Serbia was one of several European countries facing a “critical situation”.“We hope that human and technical resources offered will help contain the Serbian wildfires as soon as possible,” Pósfai said. Other foreign units are also assisting in extinguishing the fires in Serbia under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Four firefighting helicopters have arrived in Serbia: two from the Czech Republic, one from Romania, and one from Slovakia. Additionally, German and Romanian ground firefighting units have joined the efforts.Nearly 4,000 hectares have burned in the Deliblato Sands, with over 3,100 hectares of forest affected. The most severe damage has impacted the wildlife and forest ecosystems of the protected area.Fires continue to burn elsewhere in Serbia, with the most challenging situation in the Stolovi Mountains near Kraljevo, where difficult terrain, strong winds, and dense smoke hinder firefighting efforts. The Serbian Meteorological Service has warned that persistent heat, lack of rainfall, and occasionally strengthening winds continue to favour the outbreak and spread of wildfires.