Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires

<p>Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capital</p><p>Two firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, killing the two-person crew of one of the aircraft, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.</p><p>Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western fringes were caught on video on Sunday downing one of the helicopters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/western-europe-wildfire-crisis-retreats-greece-evacuates-hundreds-athens">Continue reading...</a>