2 firefighting helicopters collide mid-air in Greece
A search and rescue operation for crew members was launched near a village 34 miles from Athens, the capital city.
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Two helicopters collided and crashed while fighting a fire west of Athens, the Greek broadcaster ERT reported on Sunday.
The four crew members were recovered after the collision, the Greek fire department said later, adding that two were recovered safely, while the other two were unconscious.
A large-scale search and rescue operation had been launched in the area near the village of Psatha.
Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were earlier deployed to fight fires, but gale-force winds drove flames through dry forest and crippled the response, preventing some aircraft from reaching the sea to collect water.
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