Two firefighting helicopters collide while tackling wildfires near Athens
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A search and rescue operation is underway after two firefighting helicopters collided while tackling a wildfire near the Greek capital Athens. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Officials said one Danish and one Greek national had been killed. Efforts to battle the growing blaze have been hampered by gale force winds - while further west, thousands of firefighters are still trying to contain large scale wildfires in southern France. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/
Tags: Athens, Greece, Wildfires, climate, helicopters athens, greece fires, firefighters, Attica, Climate change, global warming
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