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The testimony: “Mati no longer exists” – “I saw dead bodies, burned cars, I feel lucky to be alive. Mati doesn't even exist as a settlement anymore”. E’ the testimony of a woman who survived the fires on Greek TV Skai, reported by the international media. Mati is a coastal resort town in the Rafina region, about 40 km northeast of Athens.
“The fire was chasing us, escaped into the sea” – “Luckily there is the sea, we escaped into the sea, because the flames were chasing us into the water”. A witness said so, It costs Laganos, escaped the flames in Greece, quoted by the BBC online. The fire “it burned our backs and we dove into the water. I said 'my God, we must run to save ourselves'”. A search and rescue operation at sea, adds the British broadcaster, was launched for 10 tourists who fled the flames by boat.
Five bodies recovered from the sea – Five bodies were recovered from the sea, off the coast of Artemida: it's a man, three women and a child who are presumed drowned to escape the flames. And there is fear for the fate of two Danish tourists, than with other people – all saved – they used a dinghy to escape the fires. They are about 700 the people saved so far by the Greek coast guard.
“There are no untraceable Italians” – The head of the Farnesina crisis unit Stefano Verrecchia said this regarding his compatriots present in the country. An emergency number to call in case of need was also released in a tweet from the Farnesina: +39 06 36225.
The Italian ambassador: “Gruesome scenes” – “We saw gruesome scenes, with at least 12 hours of hell and horror started from the west but then, due to the wind, the greatest damage and victims were recorded on the eastern coasts of Attica”. The Italian ambassador to Greece Efisio Luigi Marras said this, to Rainews24.