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Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos was confronted by angry locals as he visited areas devastated by fires east of Athens this week. At least 83 people died and search teams fear they will find further victims as dozens more are...

The fate of Sofia and Vasiliki Philipopoulou, nine-year-old twins on holiday with their grandparents in the resort town of Rafina, is gripping the Greek nation. The two girls disappeared on Monday, the apocalyptic night that the wildfire torched Mati and...

Greek authorities express fears over the fate of around 20 tourists that are missing following Monday's deadly fire in eastern Attica. Sources say that the tourists mainly from Denmark, Belgium, Italy and Poland are missing from their lodgings in the...

Greece's fire service announced on Thursday morning that the number of fatalities for the wildfire in eastern Attica has risen to 82. A spokesperson said that emergency crews are searching incinerated homes and vehicles for the missing, but have yet...

A drone footage of the seaside resort of Mati, before and after Monday's catastrophe, is a sad reminder of how the holiday paradise for thousands of Athenians has turned to dust. Mati, where most of the 81 victims of the deadly...

The only way some of the relatives and friends of missing persons of the deadly fires in East Attica can find information is to go to the mortuary to see if their loved ones are among the 81 confirmed...

Dramatic photos emerge from the nightmare that people of the small town of Mati, east of Athens, went through on Monday night. Many faced a simple choice: Either jump into the water and swim for their lives or risk being...

The Greek government unveiled on Wednesday a set of measures for fire victims after a crisis meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. According to government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos the measures are grouped into three categories: A) Measures for the immediate...

The Greek Army is setting up a makeshift camp to provide accommodation to the residents that lost their homes in the deadly fires in the resort town of Mati. Soldiers were seen raising the first tents on Wednesday and handing...

Diaspora Greeks and many others from all around the globe rushed to help the victims of the devastating fires in East Attica that left more than 80 people dead, hundreds injured and thousands without a home, especially in Mati. If...