Deadly helicopter crash in Greece exposes growing danger of Europe’s wildfires

Water-bombing aircraft were back in the skies over Athens on Monday as firefighters fought several major wildfires, a day after two pilots died when their fire-fighting helicopter collided with another aircraft, RFI English reports. Greece has faced worsening wildfire seasons in recent years as heat and drought grip the region each summer.

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