70 victims of wild fires identified

The bodies of 70 people killed by Greece’s deadliest wildfire in decades have been identified as forensic experts continue work to identify more remains recovered from the area.

The coastguard separately said it had recovered the body of a woman from the sea in the Saronic Gulf south of Athens, many miles away from the site of the blaze.

The body had not been identified and it was unclear whether it was related to the 23 July blaze that devastated the seaside resort of Mati north-east of Athens.

At least 91 people are believed to have died in the deadly fire.