Fire-fighting helicopter crashes in Greece

A helicopter taking part in an ongoing operation to control a wildfire on Samos, in the eastern Aegean, has crashed into the sea off the island’s western coast, Report informs, citing the Proto Thema newspaper.

A rescue team has been dispatched to locate the four-member crew. The Fire Service said the aircraft is a Soviet-made Mil Mi-8 medium twin-turbine helicopter that had been leased.