The death toll in Greece increases to 86

The number of deaths in serious fires in Greece rose to 86 on Friday, said Friday the head of the Athens Forensic Service, Nikos Karakukis.

According to the authorities, 53 people are still hospitalized, including four children, and 11 of the wounded are in critical condition.

Among the missing, 40 have already been found alive, according to the Minister of Protection Up to now, there is no official list of missing persons, because among the wanted people, there were the dead and the authorities did not want to speculate until all the bodies were identified.

According to the Ministry

The Greek Government released Thursday a series of satellite images indicating that the fires had been premeditated

The Minister of Citizen Protection stated that are not only "signs ", but there are" evidences "and testimonials that support this hypothesis.

Nikos Toskas spoke of a "suspicious discovery" at Mati, where

The survey was carried out using satellite images requested from NASA, the Program space observation of the European Union and other international entities.

With the help of these images, Toskas and the fire chiefs and the police explained that not only the Mati fire, but also that of Kineta, in a forest area to the west of 39, Athens, were probably triggered.

Thirteen different homes, all lined up parallel to the road, were registered in less than half an hour. shows satellite photos and videos.

The government of Alexis Tsipras requested international assistance Monday night, some countries have already responded by means of support.

Portugal sent 50 members of the Special Fire Brigade (FEB) to help fight fires in Greece