Forest fires in Greece – Increase in mortality rate

91 people were confirmed killed in the worst fires that hit Greece in a decade

In the coastal town of Mati, authorities are still searching for bodies and several people are being looked after 39, hospital with serious damage

. we will blame the disaster at the beginning.

On Monday, two large fires broke out on either side of the Greek capital Athens. The fires are the worst in Greece for ten years and the fire has completely destroyed at least 500 homes and destroyed entire streets.

On a film from the coastal community of Mati, east of Athens, there are locals who move in the water to escape the fire. They are surrounded by thick smoke and flames that ravage the earth.

In the same city, 26 burnt bodies were found near one on the beach.

– Instinctively, when they saw the close end, they kissed, "said Nikos Economopoulos, head of the Greek Red Cross for Skai TV.

The death rate rises

After death from a 40-year-old woman to the hospital Friday, the confirmed death toll has reached 88 people, reported AFP news agency.

After that, three other people died and 25 people still missing, according to AP

Greek authorities state that many deaths are children

According to the Greek Ministry of Health, several people are treated at the hospital A Mati you are still looking for

Forensics in the country have struggled to identify many of the found deaths because their bodies were in some cases completely charred.Many people are still missing in the country and the number of dead could continue to rise, writes AFP

Suspected of being arrested

The Greek government and the authorities said that there was reason to believe that the fires could be. Authorities suspect that it is a criminal gang that has been lit to be able to steal abandoned houses, AFP said.

The Minister of Citizenship, Nikos Toskas, said that there were "serious indications" that the fires had been fired.

Authorities also referred to satellite maps showing that 13 fires had broken out in the same area

"Common Failure"

After allegations that fires could have been fired, the opposition has accused the government of refusing to assume responsibility for this has occurred. The opposition politician and New Democrat Conservative Party spokeswoman, Maria Spyraki, says it's a "false failure" of the government that they have been unable to protect life and Property, writes the BBC

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Friday that he was assuming "political responsibility" for the tragedy, according to AFP.

– I think that's what the Prime Minister said. Experts claim that it is a combination of poor urban planning, including the lack of proper access roads and the construction of too many buildings near flammable forest areas, which contributed to two of the worst forest fires of this century.

30 July 2018 13:42