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.
