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Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day have found the bodies of 18 people, and authorities are examining whether the group might have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border

Authorities say Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area of northeastern Greece ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days

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.

Overnight, a massive wall of flames raced through forests toward Alexandroupolis. Flames turned the sky over the city red as choking smoke and swirling flecks of ash filled the air.

Firefighters say they were investigating whether the bodies, found near a shack south of the village of Avantas, were migrants

Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country from Turkey. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis comes as hundreds of firefighters battle dozens of wildfires across the country, fanned by gale-force winds. On Monday, two people died and two firefighters were injured in separate fires in northern and central Greece. With their hot, dry summers, southern European countries ...

Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border from Turkey

The bodies were found near Alexandroupolis, which is located is near the border with Turkey and is along a route often taken by people fleeing poverty and conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Officials said they were examining the possibility that the casualties were migrants who had entered the country from the nearby border with Turkey.

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece — Firefighters found the bodies of 18 people while scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeast Greece burning out of control for a fourth day Tuesday.