An ongoing series of wildfires in Greece began in the coastal areas of Attica in July 2018.[1] As of 24 July, 76 people were confirmed dead.[2] The fires were the second deadliest natural disaster recorded in Greece in the last 70 years, after the 1999 Athens earthquake which killed 143 people. Some 164 adults and 23 children were taken to hospital with injuries, including 11 adults in a serious condition.