Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires
by Helena Smith in Athens and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#77DG2)
Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capital
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.
Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens' western fringes were caught on video on Sunday downing one of the helicopters.
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