Psatha, Greece, Aug 2, 2026 (AFP) - Helicopter crew killed in Greece fires

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2026-08-02

The two-man crew of a firefighting helicopter was killed in a midair collision in Greece Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead. Two hired Bell helicopters collided while battling a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens, the fire service said on Sunday. "The pilots...were taken unconscious to hospital, where their de......

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