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The voices and laughter of children were heard once again on Sunday at the City of Athens summer camps in Aghios Andreas, that reopened after the deadly fires that destroyed neighboring Mati. All summer camps in Agios Andreas were evacuated...

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the fire-stricken resort of Mati for the first time on Monday, a week after the inferno claimed at least 91 lives. The premier, who arrived without a prior announcement by his office and without...

There was no order from the competent authorities, nor time, to evacuate when the fire front turned towards Mati, said Rafina Mayor Vangelis Bournous. Speaking to the Greek Reporter, the mayor of the East Attica municipality said that the firefighting...

Greece's Fire Department issued an official statement on Sunday evening saying that at the moment the number of dead from the deadly fires reached 91 and there are 25 missing. This is the first official tally of missing persons issued,...

Two Marathon deputy mayors resigned on Saturday as a matter of conscience after the deadly wildfires that left 88 people dead, hundreds injured and thousands of homes destroyed. Dimitra Lambarou, a deputy mayor for education and culture at Marathon Municipality,...

It has been six days after the deadly East Attica blazes that killed 88 people and injured hundreds, but Greek authorities have not presented any data on the number of missing persons. At Thursday's press conference, Deputy Citizen Protection Minister...

A Danish man who jumped into the sea to save his life from the deadly Mati fires was rescued by a boat of the Greek Navy frigate "Elli" and a Navy  S-70B Aegean Hawk. The video has become viral on social...

Dimitris Alexopoulos, the 13-year-old boy reported missing after the deadly East Attica fires was identified on Saturday as one of the fatalities. The teenager whose pictures were on Amber Alert issued by the Smile of the Child Foundation was confirmed...

A report from the Hellenic Fire Department Arson Agency (DAEE) suggests that the cause of fires that started north of Mati, was negligence, despite claims of arson by government officials. The report followed comments on Thursday by Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas,...

The death toll from the destructive fires that hit East Attica on Monday has risen to 88, as a 42-year-old woman who was in intensive care died in the early hours on Saturday. Currently, there are 47 fire victims who...