Greece is entering its second week of wildfires with hundreds of firefighters working to gain control of the flames in the Attica region, west of the Greek capital of Athens. On August 2, two helicopters engaged in battling the wind-driven fires collided in mid-air, killing two crew members in one of the aircraft. | August 3, 2026. | 📸: byronsmitty | #GettyImagesNews⁠