Firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Greece battles wildfires
- Europe struggles with record-breaking summer heat as wildfires ravage Greece, France, and Spain, sparking evacuations.
- Two firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens while battling wildfires that have destroyed more than a hundred homes and forced evacuations across Greece, as blazes continue to sweep across Europe following a summer of record-breaking heat.
- The two Bell helicopters, leased by the fire department and carrying four crew members, collided midair on Sunday in the Psatha area while tackling a wildfire there, the fire service said.
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- Europe struggles with record-breaking summer heat as wildfires ravage Greece, France, and Spain, sparking evacuations.
- Two firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens while battling wildfires that have destroyed more than a hundred homes and forced evacuations across Greece, as blazes continue to sweep across Europe following a summer of record-breaking heat.
- The two Bell helicopters, leased by the fire department and carrying four crew members, collided midair on Sunday in the Psatha area while tackling a wildfire there, the fire service said.
Sources: Al Jazeera