Greece fires: Shocking image of dog on a rock in the middle the sea! (photos)

Greece is experiencing a national tragedy with at least 60 people feared dead in wild forest fires that have been wreaking havoc across the country since on Monday, as the country faces its worst fire crisis in more than a decade.

Shocking images have been posted on social media showing citizens fleeing the holiday resort of Mati in east Attica, which was hit by the fires burning near Athens.

One of the photos show a a sad dog curled on a rock in the middle the sea. Other photos show exhausted people on the shore amid thick smoke waiting to be rescued by navy ships deployed by the Hellenic Defence Ministry to help in the evacuation efforts.