Death toll in Greece as heatwave sweeps the country
“Yesterday they went out for a walk in the hot sun,” he said, “and now we can’t find them.”
Mr. Marakis, who took part in the search, told Greek television on Saturday that the search for the two women had begun on Friday, noting that one had turned off her phone and the other did not have it with her. It.
One of the women sent a text message to the owner of the room where she was staying at 8:24 a.m. Friday saying, “I fell. I don’t feel well,” Mr. Marakis said.
The body of Mr. Mosley, 67 years old, British medical journalist, was found on June 9 on the rocks next to the beach at Agia Marina, on the island of Symi, after a five-day search. According to a police spokesman, he was reported missing by his wife, Clare Bailey, the day after the couple arrived for a week-long stay. He walked through what local officials described as “difficult terrain” as temperatures on the island hovered around 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
On Friday, an 80-year-old Belgian man who was walking with a group died near the ancient site of Lato in eastern Crete, according to a police spokesman. Ms. Dimoglidou said two other tourists — a 70-year-old French woman and a Dutch man, also 70 — also died earlier this month while trekking in different parts of Crete.
As the latest heat wave peaked on Wednesday and Thursday, authorities closed many schools in Athens and visiting hours were restricted at several ancient sites, including the Acropolis, the famous Acropolis. most famous in Greece.
The Acropolis resumed normal visiting hours on Friday as temperatures dropped slightly, but restrictions remained in place for the ancient site of Knossos on Crete, where temperatures were forecast to reach 40C, or 104 degrees F. The Greek Ministry of Culture said sites on Crete will close from 1 to 5 p.m. if temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
