Firefighters have been battling blazes across the Mediterranean nation for weeks. Extreme weather and gale-force winds have worsened the fires, authorities said.
Residents watch the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region of Greece on Monday.Residents watch the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region of Greece on Monday.Authorities battling raging wildfires in Greece announced Tuesday that they had discovered the burned bodies of 18 victims in a town in the northern part of the country.
A spokesperson for the Greek Fire Brigade said rescuers located the victims during an on-site inspection in the city of Alexandroupolis and suspect that they may be migrants. "Given that there have been no reports of disappearances or missing residents from the surrounding areas, the possibility that these are people who entered the country illegally is being investigated,"
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