BREAKING: Two firefighting helicopters collided Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Porto Germeno area west of Athens. Video captured one of the aircraft crashing to the ground after the midair collision. pic.twitter.com/4kTHa7wR0V— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 2, 2026

BREAKING: Two firefighting helicopters collided Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Porto Germeno area west of Athens. Video captured one of the aircraft crashing to the ground after the midair collision. pic.twitter.com/4kTHa7wR0V

Television footage showed one of the helicopters explode and plunge to the ground in flames following what appeared to be a rotor collision between the two aircraft. State broadcaster ERT reported that one crew member had been found safe, while rescuers continued searching for a second individual as of the most recent reporting. The two helicopters had been leased by Greece's fire department and had taken off from Elefsina military airport before the collision occurred.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who had been briefed on the broader firefighting operation, cited the extreme weather conditions that have complicated aerial firefighting efforts across the region in recent days. "When the winds blow with such force, even the........

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