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Death Toll After Destructive Blaze in Greece Rises to 76

The total number of dead in the destructive fires east of Athens has risen to 76. Greece Fire Service's announced 74 fatalities late afternoon on Tuesday. A few hours later another two bodies were discovered in the seaside town of Mati. The...

Host of Nations Offer Help to Greece

A host of countries have offered help to help to fight the forest fires raging in Greece. The United States are "full engaged in support" of Greece following the devastating fires in Attica, US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said at...

'It Was Like 9/11': Girl Jumps to Death to Evade Greek Blaze (video)

Shocking testimonies are emerging surrounding the death of at least 60 people from the blaze that also destroyed the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens. Eyewitness Maria Patsiou, described how a young girl jumped from the edge of a...

Fires Still Burning for Second Day Across Greece

According to Greece's Fire Department latest report, several fires continue to burn across Greece, the day after more than 60 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured in East Attica. Most of the destructive fires are out, but authorities...

Greece in Three-Day Mourning as Blaze Claims More than 60 Lives

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a three-day mourning period following the deadly blaze in east Attica that claimed the life of more than 60 people. The official death toll stands at 50, but reports suggest that the number...

Dramatic Footage of Greek Fire Caught from a Plane (video)

A passenger on a plane approaching to land at the Athens international airport has shot this dramatic video of the deadly blaze in eastern Attica. At least 50 died near the seaside resort of Mati. Greece is on fire fam pic.twitter.com/gpxBV5yCqt —...

Heartbreaking Photos Emerge as Residents Try to Escape Greek Fire

Hundreds of residents of the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens, sought refuge on Monday to nearby beaches to evade the approaching fire that has claimed the lives of at least 50 people. Heartbreaking photos have emerged of panicked...

Death Toll after Destructive Blaze in Greece Rises to 50

The total number of dead in the destructive fires in East Attica has risen to 50, as Red Cross rescuers discovered 26 burned bodies on Tuesday morning near the Argyri Akti beach, in Mati. Local government officials confirmed the Red...

Dozens of Bodies 'Tightly Huddled' Discovered Near Athens Beach

Greek officials say that at least 26 bodies were discovered on Tuesday near the Kokkino Limanaki beach, in Mati, east of Athens. The latest report brings the people that have died in huge fires raging out of control outside the...

At Least Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Greek Fire

At least two people were killed and dozens injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday, Greek authorities said. President of Greece's Ekav emergency service Giorgos Mathiopoulos told SKAI private television that the the two...