Rescue crews comb seaside towns including Mati, where families have been left devastated by the human cost of disaster As the death toll from Greece’s worst forest fires continued to climb, survivors at Athens’ biggest hospital described the terror and anguish wrought by one of the country’s most devastating blazes in modern times. While rescue crews combed through the disaster zone on Wednesday, the sheer scale of the disaster – which has left at least 81 people dead, more than 180 injured and dozens more missing – began to dawn on those who survived. Related: How the fires in Mati, Greece, spread – a visual guide Related: Irishman on honeymoon killed in Greek wildfires Continue reading...
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