Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces the country's takeover



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One of those who lost close friends in the fires of the coastal town of Mati, just three miles east of Athens, is Stamos. He stands in his well-lit garden in front of his house, miraculously in the fire, telling him how the father, son and daughter of a family close to his own family died in the fire

– The mother survived but knows sig.

  The Stamos house has succeeded, but the garden is burned. He tells her that he has trouble talking about what happened, his friends died in the fire.
Stamos' house was successful, but the garden was burned down. He tells her that he has trouble talking about what happened, his friends died in the fire. Photo: Aki Loulou

Everywhere in Mati, just three miles east of Athens, cars and homes. It is there that most of the bodies after the 74 people who died in violent fires out of Athens were found – many in homes and cars burned well

Tuesday afternoon they still smoke in the central parts of the city, but most what burned there during the night and the morning seems to have been extinguished, explains Loulou of Aki, photographer of DN

– ago a lot of here who got lost and friends in the fire, says Loulou of Aki. Aki, the photographer of DN on the spot

There are also many who are still Tuesday afternoon worried not to know where are their close relatives.

– I met a store owner whose store had passed. I saw that he had cried and that he was struggling to talk. It was said that he was worried because there were several people that he did not know where they were.

  Petros has red eyes and looks excited when he talks about friends who died and disappeared in the fire.
The grocery store owner has red eyes and looks excited when he talks about deceased friends. Aki Loulou

As a result of the country's disaster Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced three days of rural care on Tuesday afternoon.

– Today, Greece is lamenting. In memory of those we have lost, we explain here three days of country. But we must not let sorrow take over. These times are about struggle, unity, courage and solidarity, says Tsipras according to the AP.

Tuesday afternoon, several forest fires are raging in the west and east of the capital Athens. [19659000] Meti Tuesday afternoon “/>

Meti Tuesday afternoon photo: Aki Loulou

– There is smoke over the capital. the entire center of Athens and for the moment there are many who fear that the winds will spread fires, "says Aliki Kostopoulou, following developments in Athens, where she lives this summer .

– It's very Many people have died and now we do not really know how it's going to go.

Aliki Kostopoulou is not the only Swede to be close to the fires. On Tuesday morning, 12 Swedish travelers were evacuated from a port in Rafina, just outside Mati, which was also badly hit by fires.

  Greek firefighters in Meti.
Greek firemen in Meti. photo: Aki's Loulou

after the UD

However, there is no information on wounded Swedes

For residents of Mati, there is now an uncertain future.

– There are many that I have met here who do not know where to go because they have lost their homes in the fire, "said Loulou of Aki

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