The only way bodies can be identified is through DNA testing and dental records because people are so badly burnt beyond recognition. It's distressing for everyone
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How the world sees Greece
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Greece fire: DNA testing is the only way to identify people
Friday, July 27, 2018
Greek newspaper cites “example of Portuguese minister” to demand resignations following country's killer fires
[Green light given for “1234 young doctors”: Algarve to get 50]Sifting through the wreckage of fires of biblical proportions, people in Greece have been turning their anger on the authorities in much the same way as they did in Portugal a year ago. But this time round, Greek media has a precedent: the example of minister of internal administration Constança Urbano de Sousa who (finally) resigned after the worst two fire tragedies in Portugal’s living memory.
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Greece PM Alexis Tsipras takes blame for deadly fires that killed 87
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took responsibility Friday for this week's deadly wildfires after criticism about rescue efforts and blocked escape routes.
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Tsipras takes political responsibility for Greece's wildfire disaster
Prime minister expresses ‘pain, devastation and anguish’ over deaths of at least 87 people Five days after devastating wildfires decimated seaside communities outside Athens, leaving 87 dead and countless missing, Greece’s embattled prime minister Alexis Tsipras has assumed political responsibility for the disaster. At an emergency meeting of his cabinet, he acknowledged that the tragedy had left him wondering whether his government could have done more to prevent such loss of life. “This is a difficult moment, perhaps the heaviest of our term in office,” he said. “The dead cannot talk, but the least we can do in their memory is to show respect for the truth. Related: Greece wildfires: satellite imagery shows devastation in Mati – visual guide Continue reading...
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Victims of the deadly wildfires in Attica become 87, coast guard search for bodies in the sea
The pain is endless in Greece as the death toll keeps risingOne more person who was in intensive care at a central Athenian hospital a 62yearold male did not make itAl
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As Greek Wildfire Death Toll Climbs, Government Takes Responsibility
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras blamed widespread building-code violations for the death toll of 87 in resort areas near Athens; ‘We have to consider whether we did enough’
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Volunteer divers search the sea for Greek fire victims
MATI, Greece (AP) — The mother's hand-written note to her young son was left on a Greek beach, framed by a ring of pebbles. It was a parent's promise of future summers spent together as a family on this beach. It spoke of the pride their son felt at impressing his parents with his improving swimming skills. "We'll play in the sea lovingly as a family again," the note ended. It's a heart-rending message to a missing son who's likely among those who drowned seeking refuge in the azure waters off the Greek hamlet of Mati from a raging wildfire that incinerated everything in its path with unfathomable speed.
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