Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece
Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire northwest of Athens that has destroyed more than 100 homes.
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Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece.[1][2][3]
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Two die as Australian firefighting helicopters collide in Greece.[3]
Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece. The deaths occurred Sunday, Aug. 2, when two aircraft collided while assigned to wildfire control.[1][2][3]
Reuters reported from Agios Konstantinos that the helicopters were helping to control a huge wildfire northwest of Athens that has destroyed more than 100 homes, while people fled another blaze on the tourist island of Kefalonia.[1]
Greek TV broadcast shows one helicopter striking the other from above
Footage broadcast on Greek TV showed one helicopter strike the other from above, sending it crashing in flames to the ground.[2][3]
Conflicting description of aircraft as Australian in one report
One report described the aircraft involved as Australian firefighting helicopters, while two other reports described them only as firefighting helicopters and did not attribute an Australian origin.[1][2][3]
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