The number of fire victims in Athens has increased to more than 60

Tuesday morning, 26 people, including young children, were found in a stadium near Athens, in a state of stupor and mourning in Greece, which faces the worst fires since Monday, with at least 60 dead and 172 wounded. 1965) At Marine Matte Station, about 40 kilometers east of Athens, these 26 people found themselves mingled in "one last attempt to protect themselves," said Vasilis Andriopoulos, a first-aid worker [19659002]. Monday afternoon on the east coast of the capital, and besieged the victims in their cars or for sale In the Matte, more than 100 kilometers per hour of wind blows, "a terrifying advance of fire in residential areas," said firefighter spokeswoman Stavrola Maleri.

The nearby port of Ravenna, Evangelos Bornus, said that "Matte no longer exists", blocking "more than 1,000 damaged buildings and 300 cars", and still fires.

Since Monday afternoon, Bornus predicted a tragic result, while firefighters

And appeared Tuesday, the municipalities officially announced the death of 60 people, and 172 wounded, including 16 children, of which 11 in a bad state.

Survivors spent hard hours in the ash clouds waiting for help.

Some 715 people were taken by sea to Ravenna in the suburbs of Athens, according to the government. Authorities seek shelter for victims that have been opened

At least five people died at sea while the search continues. The process of identifying victims in this area, also frequented by foreign tourists, began

Reinforcements and condolences

were halted and the fire stopped in the Gaza Strip, but firefighters are still on alert.

Since the early hours of the morning, a fire broke out in Kenita, about 50 km west of the capital, where the first fire broke out on Monday morning

. Aircraft helicopters and firefighters resumed operations that ceased overnight, Two Spanish aircraft and 60 Cypriot firefighters were expected to arrive after Ethènes had made the European Civil Protection Mechanism

The country has also received help from France, Israel, Bulgaria and Turkey, with messages of condolence from abroad. "The Commission will spare no effort to help Greece."

A free phone number was made available to the public to name missing persons, while families sent tweets to find their members . "Ta Nia" (the moderate opposition), while the Atnos newspaper left the center, summed up the situation The words "Atik has transformed the ash."

Forest fires are common in Greece during the summer. The last major fires in 2007 in the Peloponnese and Euboea killed 77 people and destroyed 250,000 hectares of forest, scrub and plantation

. Even before controversy erupted over the reaction of the state machine, the government has "

Government spokesman Dimitris Zanakopoulos said that they died" in their homes or in their cars. "

The spokesman also noted" the outbreak of 15 simultaneous fires on three different fronts in the Attica "Greece at the request of unmanned aircraft from the United States" to monitor any suspicious activity and badping "

As a result of these conditions, the republic canceled the annual reception scheduled for Tuesday to commemorate the restoration of democracy in Greece in July 1974.

Fires accompanied by heatwave have rained down on the country and have been accompanied by temperatures reaching 40 ° C. Weather agencies have indicated that weather conditions would remain difficult Tuesday, despite the low temperatures expected in Attica