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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 ...

The dead were found near the border with Turkey, in an area that is a crossing point for thousands of migrants seeking to enter Europe.

Greek officials have found 18 charred bodies in wildfires, possibly of immigrants who may have recently entered Greece via Turkey

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 Greek mainland has been savaged by wildfires over recent days, following weeks of fires raging across the country.

Bodies of 18 people have been found burned in Greece’s northeastern Evros

In a wooded expanse of northern Greece, ablaze for the past four days due to wildfires, the remains of 18 individuals were discovered, as reported by the Greek fire service.

Remains discovered in region close to the Turkish border as blazes sweep through villages and southern Europe

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.

Initial reports suggest those who died may have been migrants.