Hundreds of firefighters, soldiers and volunteers continue their titanic battle with the raging flames that took at least 64 lives in Greece and destroyed entire settlements.

The forest fires have devastated the second largest Greek island, Euboea, where flames are threatening to engulf Seta and the port of Kymi. People had to leave their homes behind and flee to the mainland, as planes and helicopters continued to drop large quantities of water over the ferocious blaze.

Authorities said dozens of aircrafts from Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands are flying ceaselessly and trying to contain the inferno.

Several burning points were contained by firefighters in the mountainous region of the Peloponnese peninsula, but strong winds continued to fuel blazes and push them towards other inhabited areas.

This disaster sparked the anger of Greeks, more than 600 gathering on the streets of Athens Monday evening to protest against the poor safety measures imposed by the government over the past five decades.

The people are accusing politicians of approving housing projects that led to the disappearance of entire forests and encouraged criminal practices like arson in those areas.

In response, the country’s premier Kostas Karamanlis urged people to stand together in order to surpass this “national tragedy.”

“In such situations of national tragedy we must all stand together,” the prime minister urged. “We will stand by our fellow citizens who have been affected. The country must be generous in such a situation.”

The government pledged to offer 200 million euros in aid to those affected by the wildfires along with giving every person left without a home 3,000 euros. Families that have lost their homes will receive 10,000 euros and can apply for a interest-free credit, officials announced.

More than 3,000 people are believed to be homeless in southern Greece, but authorities couldn’t assess the entire damage caused by the flames. Companies have also pledged to offer large sums of money to the aggrieved citizens.

As if the nation-wide crisis wasn’t enough, political turmoil began shaking the government with just three week before the September elections. Opposition members said the government failed to protect the people and tries to pin this disaster on the back of several individuals that have allegedly started the fires.

Greek media said the tragedy of thousands will definitely affect the upcoming parliamentary elections, citizens being more preoccupied to rebuild their homes and lives than participate at polling.