Tourists dead in the heat of Greece

Tourists dead in the heat of Greece

Updated 21.55 | Published 21.29

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full screen Tourists in Athens seeking shade in the heat wave. The photo was taken last Thursday. Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP/TT

The heat wave in Greece has led to further deaths and disappearances.

On Sunday, an American man was found dead on a beach on the island of Mathraki, west of Corfu, after being missing since Thursday.

Earlier this weekend, a Dutch tourist was also found dead on the island of Samos. The tourist, a man in his 70s, did not return from his hike in the heat but was found dead in a ravine on Saturday.

Last week, British TV doctor and diet guru Michael Mosley was found dead in an inaccessible area on the island of Symi. He too disappeared during a hike.

Greek rescue services are still searching for three people reported missing. Two French women have been missing on the island of Sikonos since last Friday. Another man, an American, has gone missing on Amorgos, after he went on a hike in the heat.

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