GREECE WILDFIRE LIVE | Deadly Helicopter Crash, Firefighters Battle Blazes West Of Athens

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PORTO GERMENO, GREECE — Emergency services and hundreds of firefighters are engaged in a desperate, uphill battle to contain a catastrophic, wind-driven wildfire raging west of Athens in Porto Germeno and Kryo Pigadi, just a day after a tragic mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters claimed the lives of two crew members. The deceased, a Danish pilot and a Greek co-pilot, were operating a Bell helicopter leased from McDermott Aviation when it collided with another helicopter over the Psatha area, plunging to the ground in flames. Easing winds on Monday allowed the deployment of 12 water-dropping planes and 11 helicopters to assist nearly 500 firefighters, forest commandos, and international reinforcements from France and Romania in halting the blaze, which has already destroyed over 100 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents—many rescued by sea. Adding to the gravity of the crisis, the fire breached a military firing range in Veniza near Megara, trigger

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