Tsipras meets survivors in fire-stricken town as families mourn dead

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met survivors of a wildfire that killed at least 91 people during his first visit to the town of Mati on Monday, as rescue teams kept recovering bodies and families mourned their dead.

The country's deadliest fire began a week ago in the coastal resort, which is 30 km (17 miles) east of Athens, and Tsipras has been attacked by opposition parties for the government's handling of the disaster, which also left dozens injured.

Several hundred Greeks holding candles gathered silently outside parliament on Monday evening to commemorate the dead.

Tsipras said he accepted full political responsibility for the disaster last week and pledged a series of changes, including a crackdown on illegal and haphazard construction, failings that are thought to have worsened the fire.

A week after the killer blaze ripped through...