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The Sun reports that the body of a six-month-old baby was pulled from the sea near the village of Mati, which is at the centre of the disaster, where 26 people were found dead in the garden of a villa, many of them families huddled tightly together hugging each other.

People have been told to leave their homes after high winds whipped up forest fires on either side of Athens, burning homes and turning the sky over the capital a hazy orange from the smoke.

Officials are using US military drones “to observe and detect any suspicious activity” after it emerged that 15 of the blazes broke out at the same time in different locations outside Athens.

This comes amid growing speculation that the infernos may be the result of arson, reports local news outlet Ekathimerini.

One of the deadly fires started about 48 kilometres west of Athens in Kineta, while the other, which broke out Monday from as-yet-undetermined causes, is in Mati which is northeast of the capital near Rafina.

The fires spread rapidly into packed tourists areas in popular holiday seaside areas, trapped those who were in their cars or homes.

Greek firefighters said the death toll was now at 74.

The mayor of Rafina, Evangelos Bournos added that 1000 homes had been destroyed by the ferocious blaze.

…….. The government declared a state of emergency and asked other European countries for helicopters and additional firefighters to help tacklethe fires……..https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/death-toll-rises-from-greek-fires/news-story/ecb64b91cbd6454796ac7fe7edad7ec2