Death Toll In Greek Wildfires Climbs To 88 • Channels Television

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File: Wreckages of burnt vehicul are pictured in the seaside resort of Mati, eastern Attica region, are pictured on July 27, 2018 after the deadly wildfires east of Athens that left at least 87 people dead. AFP/

 

The death toll from Greece’s worst wildfires has risen to 88 after a woman died in the hospital, officials said on Saturday.

The unnamed woman in her 40’s had been in hospital since fire ravaged the seaside village of Mati, east of the capital Athens, on Monday.

The Health Ministry said a dozen other people remained in hospital with serious injuries.

Forensics experts have faced a difficult task trying to identify the bodies of those who perished, many completely charred.

A private detective employed by one family which lost three children and their grandparents told reporters Friday night that nine-year-old twins Sophia and Vassiliki had been identified.

They were found wrapped in the embrace of their grandparents among 26 bodies outside a villa near the sea at…



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