“Rescuers found the bodies of 26 adults and children, who had apparently hugged each other as they died, trapped just metres from the sea.” BBC: At least 74 people have died in wildfires in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece’s worst fire disaster in more than a decade.

+ Here are photos of the massive destruction of life and property from InFocus and the BBC.

+ Japan’s weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week.