Attica

Five water-dropping planes and five helicopters deployed to combat a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, following a midair collision that killed two crew members. The fire, sparked by a faulty power line from a wind generator facility, led to over 1,000 evacuations. Two individuals were arrested for felony arson, and a third arrest warrant was issued.

Five water-dropping aircraft and helicopters deployed Monday to combat a major wildfire near Athens, Greece, following a midair collision that killed two crew members. The fire, sparked by a faulty power line, forced evacuations and led to arrests of individuals involved in the electricity project. Easing winds raised hopes for containing the blaze, but authorities warned of ongoing wildfire risks in the region.

Five water-dropping planes and ten helicopters combated a major wildfire near Athens after a midair collision killed two crew members (one Greek, one Danish). Over 1,000 people were evacuated as flames spread through pine forests, with authorities citing a faulty power line as the likely cause and arresting two individuals for felony arson.

Two crew members were killed when two firefighting helicopters collided midair while battling a wildfire in the Psatha area, near the boundary of Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, according to the Hellenic Fire Service.

Two firefighters, a Greek and a Danish national, died in a midair helicopter collision while battling wildfires near Athens. Greece faces multiple uncontrolled blazes, with over 2,500 people evacuated in western Attica and 200 homes destroyed, as climate change exacerbates fire risks across Europe.

Evacuations near Athens were ordered as high winds spread wildfires in Greece's Attica region, threatening villages and an industrial area near Megara. While fires in France and Spain have stabilized, the risk of flare-ups remains, with Greece being the current epicenter of Europe's wildfire crisis.

Europe's wildfire crisis intensified across Greece, France, and Spain, with gale-force winds exacerbating fires near Athens, a massive blaze in France's Gironde region displacing 224,000 people, and Spain's fires halting. Climate change was linked to increased fire risk, with 2025 marking Europe's worst fire year on record, burning over 10,000 square kilometers.

Wildfires in western Europe have eased with fires in France, Spain, and Portugal under control, but Greece faces worsening conditions as strong winds drive new blazes and evacuations. Over 198,000 people in France have been allowed to return home after a large wildfire was contained, though 2,500 remain displaced due to an active fire.

Wildfires in western Europe have eased, with major fires in France and Spain no longer advancing and Portugal's main blaze under control. However, the crisis has worsened in Greece, where gale-force winds drove new fires and triggered evacuations, particularly near the 2018 Mati wildfire site. Climate factors like rising temperatures and drought are exacerbating fire risks.