World News2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency ragesFire helicopters collideTwo Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground, footage showed. The advance carried grim resonance in a region where the 2018 Mati wildfire killed 104 people, Europe’s deadliest blaze this century. France’s largest wildfire remained held within its perimeter after forcing 224,000 people to flee in what may have been the country’s largest civilian evacuation outside wartime. The continent entered 2026 after its worst fire year on record, with more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) burned in 2025. More than 1,170 square kilometers (452 square miles) have burned across France this year.