A firefighting plane has crashed after its wing clipped a tree as it caught fire on the island of Evia near Athens.
Horrific footage shows the plane crashing into a mountain like thousands continue to be displaced from an island destroyed by fire.
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Local media reported that a helicopter had flown to the scene of the accident in Karystos, Greeceto see the situation.
Video of the crash shows the yellow plane clip its wing on a tree near the fire as the tornado crashes down into the bush.
Extinguishing the fire airplane It then turns in mid-air and falls to the ground as a huge fire erupts from the scene.
Black clouds of smoke rise into the sky as another yellow plane flies overhead.
There are no reports on the number of people on board the plane that crashed.
An eyewitness told local media: “I saw it pass me at 90 meters. I said ‘what are they doing?’ I felt like I was on a terrible flight.
“In three seconds I heard the explosion. Immediately it caught fire”.
He recalled that two fires broke out as a result of the accident but the firemen who were nearby rushed to douse the flames.
It comes as thousands of Brits have been airlifted from the fire Rhodes – and many others who are facing their summer holidays being cancelled.
Around 10,000 Britons are expected to live on the island, a popular tourist destination. Foreign Office he said.
Holidaymakers have been told to evacuate Agioi Theodoroi and other parts of Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, after forest cover broke out in the area.
The fire is burning again the island of Corfuoff the west coast of Greece, and tourists have been warned about “terrible fire accident” in Crete.
About 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes and hotels over the weekend as a tornado swept through Rhodes, destroying land and destroying buildings.
Meanwhile, several tourists got off the plane to Rhodes after the pilot warned them it was a “bad idea” walking there.
The plane was about to take off Gatwick when a EasyJet the pilot urged the 37 British holidaymakers on board to think seriously about their trip.
He said to the island because the holiday was a “bad idea”, describing return trips being run by the military.
Eight passengers, including a tearful little boy, heard her heartbreaking words and got off the plane, BBC Wales reported.
Firefighters on the island are still fighting the flames as are thousands of people forced to evacuate burning hotelstourists rushing to get home on flights.
The deputy mayor of Rhodes, Konstantinos Taraslias, said the fire was still burning out of control after seven days of fighting it.
It’s hot rising above 40C in parts of Greece, and a new warning to leave the village of Vati.
More than 16,000 people were evacuated by land and 3,000 by sea from 12 villages and more. hotels.
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