Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos was confronted by angry locals as he visited areas devastated by fires east of Athens this week.
At least 83 people died and search teams fear they will find further victims as dozens more are missing.
Arriving at the town of Mati on Thursday, Mr Kammenos was surrounded by residents who accused him of abandoning them.
“You let people burn to death. You let us in God’s mercy”, Katerina Samioti, whose house was completely destroyed, told the minister.
“You left us alone,” another person said
“No one came…there was no plan…there was no protection…nothing … people were left swimming for hours without help”, an angry resident told Kammenos.
A BBC journalist was present during the exchange:
“No one came…there was no plan…there was no protection…nothing … people were left swimming for hours without help”
Survivors of the #Greek #WildFire disaster remonstrate with the Greek Defence Minister Panos #Kammenos, as he arrives in #Mati, the worst hit area. pic.twitter.com/zmoSwQq4O1— Gavin Lee (@GavinLeeBBC) July 26, 2018
Another resident complained that people had been advised to dive into the sea to escape, when most of the elderly were unable to reach the sea in the first place.
Many of the survivors were saved by the sea, but a large number of the victims in Mati were trapped close to a cliff-edge, unable to reach the water.
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