At least 50 dead’ as wildfires hit Greece

At least 50 people are feared dead after wildfires swept across the Attica region around Athens with the seaside village of Mati at the centre of the disaster.
According to the Red Cross, 26 bodies have been found in the yard of a villa in Mati which has significantly increased the death toll in what is believed to be Greece’s worst fire crisis in over a decade.
Hundreds of firefighters are being required to tackle the blaze and authorities have asked for international assistance as resources become increasingly stretched.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters: “We will do whatever is humanly possible to control it.”
The Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency in Attica and announced that all emergency forces have been mobilised.
Italy, Germany, Poland and France have all sent help in the form of planes, vehicles and firefighters. However forecasts are showing that temperatures are set to soar again and high winds are due to increase which will fan the flames.