Greece investigates the cause of the fires and adds 88 dead – Mundo – Latest news from Uruguay and the world updated

Six days after Greece experienced the deadliest fires of this century, the death toll is now 88 and rescue teams continue to follow homes in the affected areas, now hoping that they will no longer have to find body. 19659002] The last victim was a 42-year-old woman who was among the critically ill patients.

Meanwhile, the prosecutor Barbara Gnesuli, in charge of the preliminary examination of the case, has already gathered the statements of the first witnesses, including the fire chief, to clarify the circumstances of the case. the catastrophe.

Gradually the bodies are also identified, although the state of calcination of some fears that some can never be attributed an identity, as recognized by the head of the forensic unit of the Police, Pinelopi Miniatis, at the Kathimeriní newspaper.

Among the bodies that could be identified are those of the twins of Those years were those that all Greece was looking for since Tuesday, when her father thought to have seen them living in a fishing boat, with other people saved .

However, it was finally a confusion and the girls appeared dead with their grandparents in Mati, the city where all the victims took place

The girls had moved the same day with their grandparents at home from summer to Mati while the parents stayed in Athens.

The burnt bodies were part of the group of more than a dozen people who were trapped by the flames on a lot near two housing complexes, just 30 meters from the sea, which would have could offer them salvation

Uncertain. The Ministry of Health reported that 48 people are currently hospitalized, including two children who are progressing well and could be released early in the week. [1] 9659011] Meanwhile, cleaning the affected areas and inspecting homes looking for potential victims and badessing their condition continue.

The Government reported that some 40 missing persons had returned home.

In the absence of all identified victims, it is not known how many are still missing.

Up to now, experts have inspected 3,505 homes affected by fires, of which 998 were destroyed and 794

although there is still no absolute certainty that the fires were provoked, no one doubts that the endemic urban failures in Greece and, especially, the illegal constructions planted all over the country caused as many victims.

According to data provided by the Technical Chamber of Greece, 52% of buildings in the city of Mati are illegal s, something that is happening in many places in Greece, where it was built on dry streams, in forest areas or in the sand itself.

Construction.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a national plan to improve "We will move forward with determination in the development of a national plan that will attack decades of disasters in the housing sector. Scientific organizations, universities and specialists will participate. I invite everyone to participate in this effort, "said Tsipras.

Under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, a report will be prepared that covers all the problems and all the peculiarities of the affected areas

Next, a new construction plan will be developed that will consider the possibility of demolishing structures or designing new infrastructure if necessary.

In addition, the government's strategy plans to modernize the functioning of civil protection As a more immediate measure, the government decided to create that same summer.Trump declares emergency in California: there are 38,000 evacuees

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said yesterday the state of California and ordered the federal government to provide an badi additional stance due to the fire that has raged in the region since July 23 and forced the authorities to evacuate about 38,000 people.

By this directive, Trump authorized the Department of National Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to "coordinate all efforts in relief efforts."

High temperatures, dry environment and the winds caused the flames to spread rapidly along the east coast Only in Shasta County, whose main town, Redding, is located 350 kilometers north of San Francisco, the flames destroyed 500 buildings and 75 others were destroyed. been damaged.