[kellyhound]

Europe struggles with record-breaking summer heat as wildfires ravage Greece, France, and Spain, sparking mass evacuations.

Two firefighting helicopters have collided in midair while battling a wind-driven wildfire near the Greek capital, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground and killing two people.

This comes as parts of Europe have been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of record-breaking heatwaves and little rain – conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change.

Four crew members were recovered after the collision in the area of Psatha, west of Athens, on Sunday. The deceased from the first Bell 214ST were a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service coordinator, while the survivors are a British pilot and a Greek liaison officer.

Video showed one of the helicopters explode and plunge to the ground in flames after an apparent rotor collision. Investigations had started into what caused the collision, the fire service said.

The teams were in the Psatha area battling wildfires that have destroyed more than a hundred homes and forced evacuations across Greece.

Separately, firefighters were battling to contain a blaze around Porto Germeno on the Gulf of Corinth, where flames crossed a mountain and reached a military firing range, activating unexploded ammunition.

Nearly 500 firefighters have been deployed, with reinforcements also arriving from France and Romania.

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[Mr.NoCredit]

I wonder if they dropped their water before crashing yo the ground.

[DarkSighted]

Whoppity Whoppity Droppity!!!

[DarkSighted]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

I wonder if they dropped their water before crashing yo the ground.

Probably.... I know I'd've pissed myself before impact, sure.

[DarkSighted]

Greece fires can be so hard to put out...

[William May]

Ummmm........UNRELATED to Greek fire-fighting efforts...............

I learned last week that in Greek plumbing, toilet drains are only 2" in diameter, and never have been bigger than that. Once you drop a turd, you wipe yourself, but put it in a trash container in the bathroom. Nothing goes in the toilet except the turd and the urine.

That must be nice. You don't see them singing about THAT in the film "MAMA MIA". If I ever go to Greece, I'm gonna wind up plugging every toilet there.

Not my fault.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by William May ↗

Ummmm........UNRELATED to Greek fire-fighting efforts...............

I learned last week that in Greek plumbing, toilet drains are only 2" in diameter, and never have been bigger than that. Once you drop a turd, you wipe yourself, but put it in a trash container in the bathroom. Nothing goes in the toilet except the turd and the urine.

That must be nice. You don't see them singing about THAT in the film "MAMA MIA". If I ever go to Greece, I'm gonna wind up plugging every toilet there.

Not my fault.

That's why every toilet smells like shit P

Some hotels, esp. newer hotels and new built housing projects are using 4 inch diameter but it's connected to the smaller diameter sewage pipes so when a lot of guest use a lot of toilet paper the whole street faces a serious problem lol

Some new 5 star hotels now have a macerator system installed which blends the paper and shit into a pulp.

Also some signs have translation errors so turists still flush the paper instead of towels lol

[William May]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

That's why every toilet smells like shit P

Some hotels, esp. newer hotels and new built housing projects are using 4 inch diameter but it's connected to the smaller diameter sewage pipes so when a lot of guest use a lot of toilet paper the whole street faces a serious problem lol

Some new 5 star hotels now have a macerator system installed which blends the paper and shit into a pulp.

Also some signs have translation errors so turists still flush the paper instead of towels lol

Like I am always saying, I learn SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY on DR! Most of it is not even related to death, either!