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Death toll of eastern Attica wildfires reaches 94: A woman died on Saturday in Thriassio hospital
The death toll of the victims of the wildfires in Mati continues to increase. A woman with severe burns that was hospitalised in Thriassio hospital died on Saturday.
Fire Brigade puts official toll of wildfires at 92 deaths; only 2 remain unidentified
The official death toll from wildfires in East Attica has reached 92, the Greek Fire Brigade announced on Wednesday.
First lawsuit by family members of the Attica wildfire victims was filed with Athens prosecutor
Family members of two people killed in the deadly July 23 wildfires in eastern Attica on Wednesday initiated legal proceedings against the officials and services responsible, filing the first lawsuit by relatives of the fire’s victims with the Athens first-instance court prosecutors’ department.
Parliament to vote amendment on providing fire victims with financial aid later on Wednesday
An amendment legislating for a series of measures providing emergency financial aid to victims of the disastrous Attica fires on July 23-24 was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday and is due to be passed into law late on Wednesday night.
All East Attica residents will experience extreme weather events in the next 30 years, scientists say
Greece is not the only country unable to deal with extreme weather events and the image of Greece as a disorganised country where an extreme phenomenon will inevitably lead to massive damage and deaths is unfair, Thessaly TEI Deputy Rector Professor Michalis Vrachnakis noted, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency released on Sunday.
“Tsipras uses communication gimmicks, there are specific responsibilities for the fire” ND says
Main opposition New Democracy on Monday accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of employing communications gimmicks and emphasised that responsibility for the mistakes and omissions during the Attica fires on July 23 were “specific” and demanded that someone be held accountable.
National Observatory maps published: about 1260 hectares of land burned in the East Attica wildfires
Detailed maps showing the extent of the burnt areas in eastern Attica were released on Monday by the forest fires monitoring centre of the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) at the National Observatory of Athens.
Alexis Tsipras to cabinet: “I accept the political responsibility, we won’t escape our duties”
The Greek government is experiencing its most difficult moment since coming into office, said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday.
Tragedy with no end in sight: The number of the dead in Mati reaches 88, Health ministry says
The death toll from the fires in eastern Attica has climbed to 88 as one of the victims that had been hospitalised, a woman aged 42, passed away early on Saturday.
“Like earthquakes, we need to protect ourselves from wildfires” says academic Christos Zerefos
The country must protect itself from fires just as it protects itself from earthquakes, academic Christos Zerefos told Athens Macedonian News Agency in an interview, who warned that in coming decades Greece will have an additional 40 days of wildfires.