Last minute: 50 people were killed in the fire in Greece, 150 wounded

The forest fires to the east of Attica in Greece have made thousands of hectares of woodland, countless homes and cars in tatters, at least 50 people have lost the life and injured at least 150 people

The fire, houses and houses surrounding the resort areas such as Pendeli, Mati, Rafina and Vucas in a short time due to the changing wind in the forested area but is very violent and constantly changes direction.

Military and civilian ships, Greek Coast Guard boats and private chairs running to the sea to help hundreds of people escape to Rafina harbor overnight have made expeditions.

Vehicles of the Greek National Emergency Center (EKAV)

Hotel rooms were provided by the Union of Hoteliers for the temporary accommodation of the homeless and spaces military forces were also mobilized.

Government spokesman Dimitris Canakopoulos, who made a statement after midnight, said a fire had broken out in 15 different places at the same time as the area and that the strong wind had quickly caused the loss of fire. Mr Canakopulos said that air and ground assistance had been requested from the European Civil Defense Mechanism and that Cyprus and Spain were responding positively.

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Çipras, at the meeting of the urgently, was invited by the relevant ministers, bureaucrats and firefighters In the brief statements that he made after informing, he said that all the emergency aid teams were sent back for fire intervention, and that "fires in the eastern and western parts of Attica raise suspicions. While search and rescue teams in Greece tried to escape a fire in an area, they lost 26 lives. Some Greek citizens fled to the seaside. [19659000] OHAL AND NATIONAL MORALITY MADE

OHAL and national mourning were declared for the fire that killed 50 people and caused many injuries .

As the fires affected a large area, the troops were mobilized and a request was received from the European Civil Defense Mechanism

. It was announced that the state of emergency was declared in parts of the Attiki region, including the capital city of Athens.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Chipras returned to Athens after interrupting his trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the presidential statement of the province of Attiki, Governor Rena Duru decreed the state of emergency in the east and west of Attiki .

In a statement from the Greek National Emergency Center (EKAV), it was stated that fires had started in the wooded areas of the Raffa district, north-east. Athens

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150 people were injured in the fire

In the statement, it was recorded that they were killed in the homes of some of them and their vehicles, while that others were drowned in the sea to escape fire.

There were houses with hundreds of houses