Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Plane deployed to fight wildfires on Greek island crashes as infernos rage

 

Tragedy strikes as an aircraft fighting wildfires in Greece crashes over the town of Karystos on the island of Evia near Athens  


An aircraft involved in firefighting efforts in Greece has crashed, according to the fire department. According to ERT, the event occurred over the village of Karystos on the island of Evia, near Athens.

At the same time, thousands of Britons have been deported from Rhodes, with latest assessments estimating that flames have devoured around 10 percent of the land on the Greek island.

Additional flights have returned trapped vacationers to the UK overnight, and more arrivals are expected during the day.  



https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1794951/evia-plane-crash-wildfires-greek-island-rhodes-corfu