2 killed as firefighting helicopters collide midair in Greece
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Two people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided midair while battling wildfires in Greece, according to local media. Two others survived the collision. The crash happened Sunday afternoon near Psatha in the western Attica region.
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2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
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2 killed as firefighting helicopters collide midair in Greece
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were fighting a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft plummeting to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in the crash.
Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive.
Two firefighting helicopters have collided while battling a wildfire west of Athens in Greece. The Greek fire service says each helicopter was carrying a two-person crew, and a search-and-rescue operation is now underway.
The crew of one of the helicopters is reported to be safe but the search for the second is ongoing. Prime Minister Mitsotakis has warned of "extremely difficult" days ahead, while one expert has referred to a "megafire."
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground.
ATHENS, Greece — Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground, footage showed. Two crew members died in the crash.
Two firefighting helicopters have collided while battling a wildfire near Athens. Footage showed one helicopter crashing to the ground on Sunday. Each helicopter had a two-person crew. The fire department said all four crew members were recovered but that two were unconscious.
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in the crash.
Two people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided midair while battling wildfires in Greece, according to local media. Two others survived the collision. The crash happened Sunday afternoon near Psatha in the western Attica region.
AGIOS KONSTANTINOS, Greece — Two firefighting helicopters collided in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire on Sunday that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens, while people fled another blaze on the tourist island of Kefalonia.
Water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire west of Athens, a day after a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. A Greek and a Danish national died and two others were hospitalized in the collision. The…
