Greek fires kill 74: Ten tourists drown when boat capsizes trying to rescue them from gale-driven flames, 26 die huddled near a cliff and more burn to death in traffic jams - as officials fear arsonists simultaneously started 15 blazes

  • 74 dead including six-month-old baby as worst Greek forest fires in a decade rip through the Athens region
  • Rescuers say they found bodies of 26 people, apparently families, found huddled tightly together at one villa
  • In the same village of Mati, people were burned alive after being caught in traffic jam while fleeing to beaches
  • Ten tourists, including a mother and son, drowned when a boat capsized trying to rescue them from village
  • Fires fuelled by 65mph winds and temperatures of 104F tore through communities in a matter of minutes 
  • Greece has asked for US drone to 'detect suspicious activity' as it emerged 15 fires had started at same time
  • Interior minister has described the fires as a 'national tragedy' and a 'biblical disaster with human losses'
  • Are you in Greece near the wildfires? Email julian.robinson@mailonline.co.uk 
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