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Officials working to identify people found in Alexandroupolis region as firefighters battle second wave of fires

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters found the bodies of 18 people while scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day Tuesday. Authorities were examining whether the group might have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border with Turkey. The discovery in the […]

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Greek authorities sid the bodies of 18 people were found Tuesday in an area of northeastern Greece struck by a major wildfire.

European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in Europe, noting that 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfire damage on record after 2017.

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis came as hundreds of firefighters battled dozens of wildfires across the […]

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area of northeastern Greece ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days, authorities said Tuesday. Greek police activated the country’s Disaster Victim Identification Team to identify the bodies, which were found near a […]

Greek firefighters have found the bodies of 18 people in an area of northeastern Greece ravaged by a major wildfire that has burned for days.

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Multiple wildfires burning in Europe’s second-worst year for wildfire damage on record