Fires in Greece: Firefighters accuse the government of death

As firefighters and rescuers rake the coast for more bodies, the current death toll rises to 91 people who lost their lives in the worst fires in Europe.

Six days after the fire, 25 people were reported missing According to the authorities, the head of the fire department ruled against the government in the aftermath of the disaster by accusing him of many small blunders that led to a conflagration of tragic proportions

. say that there were no serious operational mistakes, but what he does not say, is that there were thousands of small mistakes, "said Dimitris Stathopoulos, head of the Firefighters' Federation of 12,500 people, to the Observer . 19659003] "All these mistakes make the big mistake and that's why we had an unprecedented number of deaths."

These errors include poor long-term urban planning that has led to overdevelopment of coastal forest areas, no warning of gale force winds from the local meteorological service, to no understanding of the magnitude of the natural disaster on the part of government officials extending to the Greek Prime Minister.

Fanning the flames of public indignation is the fact that many of those who died were women, children and the elderly. a woman died at the hospital, bringing the death toll to 88. The anonymous woman in her forties was hospitalized since a fire ravaged the coastal village of Mati. , east of the capital Athens,

The Department of Health said that a dozen other people were still hospitalized and seriously injured

. 19659016] A private detective employed by a family who lost three children and their grandparents told reporters Friday night that their nine-year-old twins Sophia and Vbadiliki had been identified

They were found wrapped in the embrace of their grandparents between 26 bodies in front of a villa near the sea at Mati.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Friday he took political responsibility for the tragedy

The opposition had previously accused the government of refusing to take responsibility after suspecting arson.

Officials quoting information from satellite maps said 13 fires broke out on Monday at the same time in the Attica region.

At a cabinet meeting broadcast live, Mr. Tsipras wanted to badume full political responsibility for this tragedy before the great Greek people. "

"I believe that's what the prime minister and the government should do," he said. he added.

The government has been heavily criticized Experts have said that a mix of poor urban planning, including the lack of proper access roads and the construction of too many buildings near areas fueled woodland, contributed to what were the worst bush fires in Europe this century.

The fires hit coastal villages popular with holidaymakers and burned with such ferocity that most people fled to the safety of the sea with only clothes on the back.