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Greece’s firefighters are locked in a desperate fight against a wildfire west of Athens, now in its fourth day and growing more dangerous with strong winds. A tragic midair collision between two firefighting helicopters Sunday killed two crew members—one Greek, one Danish—while others were lightly injured. Despite the setback, over 100 aerial assets joined hundreds on the ground Monday as winds began to ease. The blaze, suspected to have started from a faulty power line near a wind turbine, has forced over a thousand evacuations, some by boat. In France, another massive fire rages, covering an area four times the size of Paris. Authorities have arrested two men on felony arson charges, adding to Greece’s recurring summer nightmare of wildfires fueled by negligence—or worse, arson.

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