Two firefighting helicopters collide while battling Wildfire in Greece

By  News On Air   Aug 03, 2026

In Greece, two firefighting helicopters collided in the area of ​Psatha in the Attica region, while helping to control a huge wildfire ​that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens. Two people on one helicopter – a Greek and a Danish national ‌died, while the crew on the other, one person from Greece, one from Britain, survived, the fire service said. Investigations had started into what caused the collision.

Europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of record-breaking heatwaves and little rain, conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change. Destructive blazes in France and Spain showed some signs of easing over the weekend, but several wildfires have broken out in Greece after a period of relative calm there.