Two Firefighters Dead in Helicopter Collision Battling Wildfire West of Athens
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- Two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, resulting in the deaths of one Greek and one Danish crew member.
- Two other crew members, one Greek and one British national, were recovered alive amidst ongoing evacuations due to strong winds.
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Warum es wichtig ist
Greece is experiencing a major wildfire emergency, with strong winds driving flames and forcing evacuations. Foreign firefighting and helicopter crews are often deployed to assist during the country’s hot, dry summers.
Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens on Sunday left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive.
The fire department said the dead crew members were one Greek and one Danish national, while the two who were recovered alive were one Greek and one British national.
Foreign firefighting and helicopter crews are often deployed in Greece to help tackle wildfires during the country’s hot, dry summers.
The collision laid bare the danger at the most volatile front of Europe’s wildfire emergency.
Strong winds drove flames deeper into the region of the Greek capital and forced fresh evacuations, France guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris, while Spain’s major fires stopped advancing.
The aircraft were Bell helicopters operating over the Psatha area west of Athens, each with a two-person crew.
Offene Fragen
- What caused the helicopter collision?
- What is the current condition of the recovered crew members?
