The death toll is expected to rise even further...
At least 50 people are feared dead in wildfires burning near Athens, as Greece faces its worst wildfire crisis in over a decade.
Authorities urged people to abandon their homes on Monday after high winds caused the worst fires of the last ten years in two areas either side of the capital.
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said the majority of the victims died in their homes or their cars in Mati, a holiday resort 29km north-east of Athens. The area was devastated by a fast moving blaze on Monday evening.
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The death toll rose sharply on Tuesday morning after 26 bodies were found near the harbour town of Rafina, according to Red Cross workers and the region's vice mayor, Girgos Kokkolis.
According to the Red Cross, 26 bodies were found in the yard of a villa in the seaside village of Mati, which is at the centre of the disaster.
Prior to this, the death toll was believed to have stood at 24.
Mati is in the Rafina region that is a popular area for local tourists, mainly the elderly and children at holiday camps.
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