Kostas Arvanitis, the Albanian who rescued 70 Greeks from the hellfire last year, passed away

Kostas Arvanitis

 Kostas Arvanitis, of Albanian origin, has died in Greece. He managed to rescue 70 people from the flames last year on Nea Makri, East Attika.

He evacuated the people from the island in flames and for this reason the Greek government said that will pay for his funeral.

It was the new Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis by himself, who announced the news, which has been widely spread in the Greek media.

The Albanian worked as a fisherman and thanks to his boat he managed to rescue dozens of Greeks from the hellfire that swept the island on July 23 last year.