80 dead, 100 missing in Athens WildFire …
As the fires raged up to ten holidaymakers were feared missing as tourists were forced off beaches east of Athens for dramatic boat rescues.
The fires have destroyed dozens of homes, burned cars and prompted tourists and Greeks to flee to beaches
Homes have been destroyed in the blaze and parts of the country have declared a state of emergency.
The two major forest fires are burning out of control on either side of Greece’s capital, burning houses, prompting residents to flee and turning the sky over Athens a hazy orange from the smoke.
Greece’s coast guard says a search-and-rescue operation is underway for the 10 people, believed to be foreign tourists, who fled a massive forest fire in a boat and were missing.
A coast guard helicopter and vessel were searching the sea near the town of Rafina, northeast of the Greek capital of Athens.
They acted after receiving notification from Danish authorities, who had received a call from someone in Greece saying they were among a group of 10 people who fled a forest fire in a boat.
