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He reports the AP news agency at 5:45 am Tuesday. This is Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, spokesman for the Greek government, who quotes the figures.

At least 100 people will also be injured, including 16 children and 88 adults. For the eleven of them, the condition must be critical.

Waiting for deaths to increase

The local ambulance director, Miltiadis Mylonas, says that the death toll will likely increase beyond the morning hours. people. The situation was extremely difficult because fires broke out in many ways

One of the youngest victims should be a six-month-old baby who died as a result of smoking, according to the House of Reuters media

. Most of the victims of the fires were found in the popular tourist area of ​​Mati, 40 kilometers northeast of the capital.

Regional authorities declared the state of emergency in the east and west of Greater Athens just after 20:00. in ten years.

– I saw similar cars and burned. I feel lucky that is alive, says a local woman at the Greek TV station Skai TV, according to Reuters.

Three hospitals were prepared to receive the wounded promptly. About 600 firefighters and 300 vehicles were turned to light the fire.

Many are missing

Last Monday, five deaths were reported as a result of the fires.

There are also many missing fires, including more tourists.

– We are fighting for something completely disproportionate, said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who returned to Greece Monday night after A visit to Bosnia

Had to go to the beach

The Coast Guard had to send a patrol boat to rescue people caught on a beach by fire.

A Danish couple on vacation was sitting in the hotel room north of the port city of Rafinha when they saw smoke. Ten minutes later, ashes and fire fell on them

– We just had to take the passport, phone and wallet to go to the beach, says Anders Kjær Nielsen at Denmark Radio. evacuated because of forest fires in Greece

For the Danish company BT News, the travel company Bravo Tours informs Tuesday that it has not yet been in touch with three Danish tourists.

Seek help from EU

About 100 homes and more cars are destroyed and local authorities announce that they evacuated a summer camp for children near the fire

The first fire broke out in a pine forest near the coastal town of Kineta, west of Athens. Five firefighters, seven helicopters and dozens of vehicles are participating in the shutdowns.

The second fire broke out Monday afternoon in the Penteli area northeast of Athens

According to the BBC, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says they're doing everything in their power their power to extinguish the fire. ] Greek authorities also ask for help to the EU