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As reported by the BBC Tuesday (24/7) Hundreds of firefighters still fighting the fire and some residents have left their homes near the capital, Athens
Search and rescue operations have been deployed to help 10 tourists flee the city. Fire, the authorities said. "Any possibility that we will do to control (fire)," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters
in response to the disaster, he shortened his official trip to Bosnia to immediately coordinate the situation "extremely difficult ". On Tuesday (24/7), government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos confirmed that the dead victim has risen to 50.
Most of the dead were trapped in the Mat station, 40km north-east. is from Athens, and died in their house or car.
More than 104 people were injured. Among the injured victims, there were also 16 children.
Miltiadis Vyronas, Ekav emergency services, said that 25 people had been taken to hospital and four had been seriously injured.
the buildings were damaged, the sky was filled with orange smoke, and people were trying to escape from the fire by car.
Prime Minister Tsipras said that "all the emergency forces had been directed" and said that in the region of Attica. The government has asked other European countries to help helicopters and firefighters to deal with the fires.
Earlier Monday, residents of coastal areas near Athens were ordered to leave the house. they are due to a scattered fire that can not be controlled. Hundreds of children have also been evacuated from summer camps.
Extreme weather conditions also caused forest fires in Sweden. Several countries, including Italy, Germany, Poland and France, have sent aid in the form of additional aircraft, vehicles and firefighters.
But as temperatures rise, they struggle against time to control the flame. [BBC/Reuters/U-5]
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