As first reported by NewsIreland.eu, the EU is sending electrical generators to Ireland in the wake of Storm Éowyn.

“Following Ireland’s request for assistance relating to power outages caused by the record-breaking storm Éowyn, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated,” the European Commission has confirmed.

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) said that it made a request through the EU mechanism on Saturday.

Ireland has asked for “high capacity electrical generators to support critical infrastructure operators.”

A total of 17 generators are now on their way from Denmark and Poland.

“The EU has immediately mobilised 13 power generators from the Commission’s own strategic reserve, rescEU, hosted in Poland. Four power generators [have been] offered by Denmark”, the European Commission says.

The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, said that “extreme weather events, like storm Éowyn, [are] increasingly put Europe’s disaster resilience to the test.”

“But they also demonstrate the growing strength of our joint preparedness and solidarity efforts.

Our thoughts are with all those affected and with the first responders in Ireland who are doing their best to bring life back to normal.

I thank Denmark for their prompt offer of assistance, and Poland for their excellent collaboration in hosting and delivering the rescEU power generators to Ireland. We are in this together.”

The EU also activated emergency mapping of areas of Ireland using its network of Copernicus satellites, as NewsIreland.eu reported on Friday.