Government helping several Irish people caught up in Greek wildfires as at least 74 people dead

Three days mourning declared over "unspeakable tragedy"Boats rescue hundreds from beaches, others trappedWorst wildfire since 2007 still smoulderingEU states respond to Greek appeal for helpIrish Department of Foreign Affairs say they are providing consular assistance to a number of people in Greece

A house burns in the town of Mati, east of Athens, Monday, July 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Vassilis Triandafyllou and Alkis Konstantinidis

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed they are providing consular assistance to a number of people in Athens, where at least 74 people have died during wildfires.

However, they would not be drawn on whether they were injured in the wildfires.