Czech firefighters returning from Greece as situation improves

Czech firefighters are returning home from Greece, where for over a week, they were part of a multinational force helping to tame the extensive forest fires devastating the country amid a record heatwave. A crew of 36 firefighters from the Czech Republic, manning 15 fire engines, worked alongside their Greek and French counterparts in extremely difficult terrain in the Peloponnese peninsula. According to Greek officials, all the major forest fires in the country are under now control. Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Mideast took part in the rescue effort.