Tsipras visits scene:

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday paid his first visit to the area ravaged by the country’s worst ever wildfires, as anger mounts over his government’s response to the disaster which has claimed scores of lives.

His trip, a week after the fires broke out, was not announced beforehand in what local media said was a bid to avoid protests by residents of the hard-hit seaside communities east of Athens — Mati and Rafina. (AFP)

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