Greece searches for survivors after killer wildfire

Greece searches for survivors after killer wildfire

Rescuers on Thursday searched the scorched land and the sea for survivors three days after a deadly wildfire ripped through the Greek coastal town of Mati killing at least 81 people.

Desperate relatives appeared on television to plead for help. Others blamed authorities for the disaster, the deadliest blaze in Greece in decades.

"My father was the last person to talk to him on Monday evening," Katerina Hamilothori, who is looking for her brother, told Skai TV. "My brother was returning from work. We have no news at all."

About 300 firemen and volunteers combed through the area looking for dozens reported missing, among them two 9-year old sisters.

In Athens, other relatives tried to identify the bodies found in the inferno. With most of the corpses badly charred, identification of the dead...