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Athens, July 29, 2018 – They had anticipated it. He prepared, a few days ago, the idea that his little ones would never come home: "We must wait for the worst." Sentences such as gunshots aimed at the heart, those of the Greek authorities grappling with the count of dead burned bonfires that erupted last Monday in the holiday zones in the east from Athens . But Yiannis Philippopoulos, the father of the two twins of 9 years Sofia and Vasiliki, disappeared in the region of Rafina seaside resort also ravaged by fires which The knee of the Greece continued to believe it. Despite everything, with a stronger will than the tragedy, in a hope that has made it only in front of the evidence badped in the face by the science. It was DNA, with its tests, to establish that Sofia and Vasiliki did not do it, like the others 86 people killed from the Monday fire.
The corpses of the two little ones were identified Friday night, a few hours after the parents provided personal belongings and additional material for DNA badysis at the same time. Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Athens. The dead bodies of the two girls were among the 26 people found dead Tuesday morning at the top of a cliff overlooking the sea. Both were kissed by their grandparents who also died in the earth to which they had escaped in an attempt to reach the water, but which has turned into a deadly cage.
The story of the two little missing dates had been around the world. At first, the father, a fisherman, had said that he had recognized them in television footage showing survivors being hauled to shore by a boat. The family had even hired a private investigator to find them, believing that they were alive and they had lost track after the ship's rescue. But the truth, unfortunately, was another.
All this while the tragedy updates the account of the dead hour after hour: 88, according to the last official bulletin published by the Greek authorities. Fifty wounded are still hospitalized, dozens are missing. Meanwhile, new details about the fires are starting to appear. According to the first investigations, the flames were fixed by pyromaniacs. Dozens of fires burned at about the same time in different parts of Attica.
The Civil Protection enumerated "at least 45 large fires, not counting outbreaks that appeared immediately after everywhere". Spyros Georgiou, spokesman for the Greek Civil Protection, said that most of the destroyed homes "have appeared in fire risk areas" and that the Civil Protection establishes mandatory prevention guidelines each year. to follow". Words that suggest that some municipalities have ignored the legislation, "which also applies to individual homeowners". The causes of death are mostly directly related to fire. Other people lost their lives drowned in the sea where they sought refuge from the fire. Survivors say that they spent "4-5 hours in the water", with the sea becoming bright red due to the glow of the flames.
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