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The number of deaths in the fires that hit the coast of Athens, Greece, rose Monday to 88, including three children, according to a new estimate released today by the Greek government.
The three children – Sophia and Vasiliki, nine-year-old twins and an 11-year-old boy are among the identified victims, as well as a 42-year-old woman who died at the hospital where a dozen Victims are still hospitalized
This ministry also reported that 48 people are currently hospitalized, including two children, who are progressing well and can be released earlier in the week.
According to the authorities, nine of the wounded are
To date, 12 fatal victims have been identified, including the two twins, whose parents harbored the hope of finding them alive, and their disappearance unleashed a great search operation.
The father thought that he had recognized them in a boat that had saved several people on the day of the fire. However, the girls were found dead with their grandparents in their summer home in Mati, located an hour away from Athens, according to the Spanish news agency Efe.
The government reported Friday that about 40 people
Up to now, experts have inspected 3,505 homes affected by fires, of which 998 were declared in ruins and 794 were temporarily uninhabitable.