A firefighting plane crashed in Greece on Tuesday during a mission on the island of Evia, a fire service spokesperson told AFP, APA reports.
"A Greek Canadair plane with at least two people on board crashed near Platanisto," a village in Evia, spokesman Yannis Artopios said.
Wildfires have been raging in Greece amid scorching temperatures, forcing mass evacuations in several tourist spots including on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu.