While another 55-year-old US tourist died in Greece and the Greek islands the number of foreign tourists who died in the country in a week rose to 5. It was reported that the lifeless body of the US tourist was found near the beach on Mathraki Island yesterday.While the disappearance of some tourists in recent days in the country, where the temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, caused concerns, a 74-year-old Dutch tourist went missing after going for a walk alone in the southwest of Samos Island on Saturday, and rescue teams reached the body of the tourist in a valley.Last week, the lifeless body of British presenter Michael Mosley, the famous BBC's screen face, was found on the island of Symi after days of searches. A 79-year-old Dutch tourist was found dead on Samos Island on Saturday. Greek police continue to search for two missing French and one US tourist with drones, while Popi Despotidi, deputy mayor in charge of tourism, said in a statement that the heat may have been effective in the disappearance of tourists.Visitors have been warned that Greece is experiencing an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures reaching 44.5 degrees Celsius in the north-western city of Chania in Crete. According to the national meteorological service EMY, Greece has long suffered from extreme heat but none has been recorded so early in the summer season. Temperatures on the island soared all week, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.However, a health official in Cyprus said on Sunday that a second elderly person had died of heatstroke following a week-long heatwave that reportedly saw record temperatures for June. An 84-year-old woman died a day after being hospitalised on Friday, while three other elderly patients were reported to be in serious condition.
