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Mitsotakis to hold press conference on deadly fires on Tuesday
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is holding a press conference on Tuesday morning to comment on the deadly wildfires that ripped through the east coast of Attica a week ago, New Democracy said in a press release.
The event will be held at the party's headquarters at noon.
Video shows people swimming out to sea to escape blaze
A video has emerged showing dozens of people swimming out to sea to escape the wildfires that ravaged the seaside resort town of Mati, east of Athens, a week ago.
The video was uploaded on Facebook.
Late Sunday, fire officials raised the death toll to 91 and reported that 25 people were missing.
Greece Fire Death Toll at 91, 25 Remain Missing
MATI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a deadly wildfire in Greece (all times local):
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Fire officials in Greece have raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people are missing six days after blaze.
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Seaside town remembers lives lost to fire, children's camp reopens
Mourners gathered in a church in the Greek coastal town of Mati on Sunday where they wept and lit candles in memory of those killed when a massive wildfire swept through the popular resort near Athens earlier this week.
Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves
Fire officials in Greece raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people were missing Sunday, six days after Europe's deadliest forest fire in more than a century.
Missing 13-year-old boy identified among wildfire victims
A 13-year-old boy that had gone missing in the coastal town of Mati since Monday's deadly blaze was identified among the victims, according to an announcement by the Smile of the Child (Hamogelo tou Paidiou) charity on Saturday.
Greece to start burying wildfire victims, government facing criticism
Greece will this weekend begin burying the victims of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people, and has prompted criticism of the government's handling of the disaster.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday took political responsibility for the tragedy as opposition leaders said the government had failed to adequately safeguard lives.
Woman dies in hospital, raising number of wildfire fatalities to 88
A 42-year-old woman who was in intensive care after suffering extensive burns in the deadly wildfire that ripped through the coastal town of Mati in east Attica this week died early Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities to 88.
No apology, no resignation: Pressure grows on government over fire deaths
Greece's opposition accused the government on Friday of arrogance and an utter failure to protect lives in responding to a devastating wildfire as questions remained unanswered over how at least 86 people died in the town of Mati.
Coroners having tough time identifying victims burned beyond recognition
Dozens of victims from the east Attica wildfires remained unidentified on Friday as the majority were burned beyond recognition, making it that much harder for authorities to pin down the exact number of people missing from Monday's deadly disaster.