At least 50 Dead in Greece Forest fire
July 24
The death toll from twin wildfires that raged through Greek seaside areas looked set to increase to around 50 Tuesday after rescue crews reported finding the bodies of more than 20 people huddled closely together near a beach northeast of the capital, Athens.
Greece sought international help through the European Union as fires on either side of Athens left lines of cars torched, charred farms and forests, and sent hundreds of people racing to beaches to be evacuated by navy vessels, yachts and fishing boats.
The official death toll stood at 24 early Tuesday. Authorities said that more than 100 people were injured, including 11 in serious condition.
They could not immediately confirm reports of many more deaths, but rescue crews working through the charred areas where th...