Helicopter rescue for trapped Greek villagers

Firefighters scrambled a helicopter to rescue people trapped by flames in a southern Greek village today, while dozens of fires burned out of control after killing 63 people.

Firefighters scrambled a helicopter to rescue people trapped by flames in a southern Greek village today, while dozens of fires burned out of control after killing 63 people.

The Super Puma chopper headed to the village of Frixa in the western Peloponnese, which has been devastated by four days of raging fires sweeping across the country.

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