On Monday, during an interview on 24/7 FM radio, Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Overseas Greeks, Terens Quick, thanked the Greek diaspora for their support of the Attica wildfire victims.
Specifically, Quick gave a special thanks to all of the Hellenic organizations abroad that had fundraisers in efforts to raise financial aid and awareness to support the survivors of the fires.
To date, the fires that swept through the popular tourist seaside town of Mati and scorched a part of East Attica at the and of July killed 91 people while many people are still missing with countless injured.
Thousands fled the fires while more than 700 people jumped into the sea to escape the flames.
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