The number of victims from the deadly fires which swept through Attica last month has reached 94, according to the Greek fire service.
In an update on Saturday, it was also stated that the Directorate for Criminal Investigations of the Hellenic Police confirmed the number of identified fatalities is 81 and there remain two unidentifiable sets of remains.
Eleven people have died in hospital so far from injuries sustained in the July 23-24 blazes.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Thursday that a National Emergency Response Service is to be established to replace the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.
Ενημέρωση για τον αριθμό των θυμάτων από την πυρκαγιά στην Ανατολική Αττική https://t.co/TjYMrW3XsW
— Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα (@pyrosvestiki) August 11, 2018
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