Greek authorities are looking for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires near Athens.

At least 80 people have died, and a search continues for survivors who fled the blaze, including those who took to the sea.

High winds spread the fire, trapping many in homes and vehicles and forcing others into the water as they tried to escape the flames.

The Greece wildfires is now widely reported to be the deadliest on record in Greece.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has declared three days of mourning.

One father, Yiannis Philippopoulos, told Greek television his nine-year-old twin girls were still missing.

He said he had seen his daughters, Sophia and Vasiliki, alive on TV news footage as they got off a fishing boat that had rescued them. But he has not since heard from them or their grandparents, who had been with them earlier that day.

There is no formal count of the missing. The fire brigade has received dozens of calls, but is unable to verify the exact number.

Relatives of those reported missing have posted photographs of more than 30 people online in the hope of tracing their whereabouts.

Coastal patrol boats combed the shoreline on Wednesday, searching for survivors and bodies, while rescue teams searched houses and cars.

The number of injured, meanwhile, continues to grow, and stands at more than 180, including two dozen or so children. Tourists were also caught up in the blaze, including one British man who was treated for burns.

Others have been evacuated to temporary accommodation.

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JEHOVAH PROTECT US!!!

hope

Disaster. RiP to the dead

It is well. Console the bereaved dear Lord. And lead the missing home in health.

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Lord pls have mercy.

its truly endtime

This is terrible

From the pictures, it's evident the wildfires were promoted by the substantial presence of vegetation. This apparently means the community practices Conservation Design and I strongly hope this will not discourage this sustainable developmental practice.

I hope Trump will not use this as an unfortunately valid point in his argument against environmental conservation.

RIP to the dead.

and those cars just waste like that RIP to d dead

End time fire

Na wa oo

so sad

Lord have mercy, every place with it's own natural disaster just like we have buhari, boko haram, herdsmen, fake pastors, politicians, APC etc..

May the souls of the dead rest in peace !

Wildfire ,,,,,,this is not something to experience.

So sad. Rip to the dead.

what would have possibly been the cause?

Which kind of fire is this one nawa ooo

Hmm
Rip to d dead

Sad

Very Sad

While here, we are enjoying the beauty of nature. No natural disaster only man-made ones

the only disaster in Nigeria now is Buhari

the fire no get joy oo ,buhari go dey thank God say no Nigeria this thing happen...If Not........... ;Dthe fire no get joy oo ,buhari go dey thank God say no Nigeria this thing happen...If Not...........

Buhari is our own wild fire.

Buhari y

Natural disaster..

Our is tanker disaster

Disaster World

May God be with them

i am sure if this where to happen in nigeria , some people would have been calling for buhari's head, saying that he sent the fire to kill them.

this just shows that nowhere is perfect, there are issues everywhere in the world

I have never fully understood the mystery of this wildfire and not to talk of the fatality rate that follows. Is it that they don't feel the heat or fires approaching... #RIP to the dead