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Four of the dead are already identified as tourists. There are still 11 wounded who remain in critical condition.
The hours are past and, while Greek rescue teams are still searching for the more than 40 missing by the fires in the Attica region, the casualty numbers are also increasing. According to local authorities, there are now 85 confirmed deaths – first it was said that they would be 82 and, minutes later, the number increased again with a new confirmation of death. About an hour later, it was confirmed that two bodies had been found at Mati.
Thousands of homes and hundreds of cars were completely destroyed by the flames, including in Mati, one of the outlying districts north of Rafina, where many of the capital's inhabitants live in second homes and spend holidays on the island. 39; summer. in many of them.
The number of victims of the deadly fires of Attica rises to 83 https://t.co/RZXX4BEfBD #Greece
– Kathimerini English Edition (@ekathimerini) ] July 26, 2018
The figures indicated by the Greek authorities also indicate that at least four of the dead are tourists. Among the dead is a young Irishman who was on a honeymoon when he was caught in the flames. His wife managed to get to the beach, but suffered injuries to his head and hands. Brian O. Callaghan-Westropp and Zoe Holohan were engaged in Portugal. Three other tourists were identified among the dead: two Poles, mother and son, and a Belgian whose teenage daughter was saved.
Maliri said that it is possible that "some of the missing persons" – the authorities are advancing a number of about 40 people whose fate is unknown – are among the deadly victims, noting that the "dead people" – state of the bodies hinders the identifications. The spokeswoman appealed to the families of the missing persons so that they go to the forensic service to obtain "information on the procedures".
According to the official, there are still 11 wounded who remain in critical condition in a
meanwhile, the Greek parliament has unanimously decided on a series of measures to support children orphaned during fires in the eastern region of Attica.
The first step will be the payment of a sum of 10 million euros of parliamentary reserves to a special account opened by the state to support the victims of l & # 39; Fire, then will be paid a sum to children who have lost their parents, announced the Speaker of Parliament, Nikos Voutsis
With Lusa
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