The burned bodies of 18 migrants have been found in the forest fires in Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece. “Since no one is missing, we assume they are illegal immigrants,” said fire service spokesman Giannis Artopoios.
The bodies were discovered near the Turkish border. The region is often used by migrants as a crossing route from Turkey to the EU.
Numerous forest fires in Greece
Meanwhile, firefighters in Greece are battling numerous forest fires, which have spread uncontrollably overnight, sometimes with gale-force winds.
hospital evacuated
The port city of Alexandroupolis has been particularly hard hit, where the fire has reached settlements near the city. A hospital also had to be evacuated on Tuesday evening. Fires are also raging in Euboea, near the port city of Kavala, on the island of Kythnos and in the region of Boeotia northwest of Athens.
Meanwhile, a major fire has also broken out in the municipality of Aspropyrgos, about 15 kilometers from the center of Athens. Part of the area has been evacuated. There is hardly any vegetation in Aspropyrgos, but there are large rubbish dumps, industrial halls and mountains of car tires that catch fire. Mayor Nikos Meletiou denounced the state broadcaster ERT that the site should be used for the waste of the capital Athens.
Source: Krone
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