Video: 2 Helicopters Collide Mid-Air While Battling Greek Wildfires
Two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air while battling wildfires in Greece, prompting an urgent search and rescue operation. The country is currently facing extreme weather conditions, including high winds that are complicating efforts to contain multiple blazes.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the extreme risks faced by emergency responders during climate-driven wildfire seasons.
Two fire helicopters collided in Greece on Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.The hired Bell helicopters collided while battling a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens, the fire service said on Sunday."Search and rescue teams were immediately mobilised to locate and assist the crews," it said.State broadcaster ERT reported that one crewmember had been found safe, while rescuers were searching for the second.Television footage showed one of the helicopters explode and plunge to the ground in flames after an apparent rotor collision.WATCH: 2 firefighting helicopters crash while battling blaze in Psatha, Greece pic.twitter.com/kxvyo9ueQQ - Rapid Report (@RapidReport2025) August 2, 2026Mitsotakis earlier said Greece was experiencing "extreme weather conditions" with winds that had reached 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour."When the winds blow with such force, even the dozens of aircraft we…
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