An American tourist missing in Mathraki was found dead on Sunday, according to Greek news station Skai, the third in a week.
An American man, 55 years old, disappeared from his hotel on the Greek island of Mitraki last Tuesday and was found dead on sunday, according to Corfu TV news. His death It is the third one produced in the country in the last weeks.
A 74-year-old Dutchman was found dead on Saturday on the island of Samos after going for a walk alone in the southwest of the island. His body was found in a ravine.
He British television doctor, Michael Mosley, was found dead on the island of Symi a week ago. Apparently, Mosley had fallen down a steep slopeSymi mayor Lefteris Papakalodoukas told Sky News.
Several tourists are still missing in the country
another tourist American, Albert Calibet, 59 years old, has disappeared on the island of Amorgos after an excursion. According to ABC News, several family members and friends of Calibet have traveled to Greece to look for the retired police officer, originally from Los Angeles County.
In addition, the search operation continues two French tourists, aged 73 and 64, missing on the Greek island of Sikinos, according to local media. The Cyclades24 news channel claims that the women were staying in different hotels but were related to each other.
Volunteers, firefighters and a police team from the nearby island of Los will participate in the rescue mission.
Authorities warn of heat risk
Amorgos Deputy Mayor for Tourism, Popi Despotidi, told iefimerida.gr that Calibet’s disappearance could have been due to the heat.
“These days on the island it is unbearably hot. We are considering all possibilities,” Despotidi said.
An urgent warning has been issued to visitors as Greece suffers an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures reaching 44.5 ºC in the city of Chania, in northwestern Crete.
Greece has been suffering from intense heat episodes for a long time, but none so early in the summer season, according to the national meteorological service, EMY.
The Acropolis of Athens and other tourist destinations were forced to close this week after learning that people fainted in line in sweltering temperatures.
Heat wave in Cyprus
Meanwhile, in Cyprus, a health official on Sunday reported the death of a second elderly person from heatstroke following a week-long heat wave that reportedly broke temperature records in the month of June.
An 84-year-old woman died a day after being admitted to a hospital on Friday, State Health Services Organization spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said. He added that three other elderly people were in serious condition.
Temperatures on the island have soared throughout the week, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
