Increase in the number of deaths at 86 in Greece

Mati, Grecias .- More than 2,000 houses were damaged in the deadly forest fire this week near Athens and about a quarter will be demolished, according to officials Greeks Friday, revealing more details of the disaster that has generated growing criticism of the government.

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While the death toll reached 86, the Ministry of Infrastructure said to have inspected some 2,000 damaged houses in the region of Rafina, 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of the capital.

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Houses considered irremediably dangerous were marked with a red X during structural inspections by experts who were conducted parallel to house searches by first aiders in search of victims

State medical examiners completed autopsies of all bodies found up to now increasing the Balance with a macabre discovery. Nikos Karakoukis, head of the forensic department of Athens, said the tests revealed the remains of three other people

There are fragments of bone that are attributed to others people, so the balance rose to 86

from the intensity of the heat generated by the disaster, which melted the metal drums of cars during flogging spas covered with pine with winds going up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph).

Rescuers continued to monitor the door-to-door sector while coastguards and volunteer divers worked at sea in search of potential new victims. As the fire intensified, hundreds of people fled to nearby beaches, but the intensity of the heat and the dense smoke forced many people to jump into the water.

The German Federal Police sent a team of specialists. in the process.

Despite the daily increase in the number of deaths, Greek government officials refused to acknowledge critics, including accusations of poor emergency planning before the annual forest fire season in September. the country.

However, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to calm critics

"I accept full political responsibility for this tragedy," Tsipras said at a televised meeting with his cabinet. "It's obviously what a prime minister needs to do and I ask you to do the same."