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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...

Anguish, sadness and anger are the feelings of the relatives of the hundreds of missing persons after the devastating fires in East Attica. Residents and holidaymakers who were in Mati and Rafina to enjoy the sea and the sun can...

Social media users in Greece responded with anger to the news that only one member of parliament volunteered on Tuesday to donate blood for the victims of the deadly fire, east of Athens on Monday. According to reports, the lone...

The list of victims of the devastating fires in Mati and Rafina is growing, as the fire department announced the discovery of three more dead bodies, raising the number of deaths to 80. According to a fire department official statement,...

The devastating fires that raged in Attica on Monday leaving so many dead, injured and missing and having destroyed whole towns brought, once again, the question: Why Greece is always unprepared to face natural disasters? From the killer fires of...

Rescue workers in Greece continued to search charred homes and burned-out cars Wednesday as the toll from some of the worst wildfires this century is expected to rise from at least 76 dead and 187 injured. Many people fled to...

Long queues were formed in hospitals in Athens and elsewhere by ordinary people who responded to pleas for blood donations for the victims of the Attica fire. The National Blood Donation Center on Tuesday made an urgent plea to all those...

Underpaid and overworked, Greece's firefighters, police and ambulance staff have been hailed as heroes following their superhuman efforts on Monday to save lives in the deadly fires that hit East Attica. Every summer, the tireless men of the Fire Department...

The Greek government unveiled on Tuesday a series of immediate measures to help fire victims. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras there was an assessment of the situation and of the...

Personal items of residents of the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens, that jumped into the sea to evade the approaching fire washed up in the beach. Photos of the items are another reminder of the tragedy that hit...