Greek firefighters have found the bodies of 18 people in an area in northeastern Greece. This area has been battling a fierce forest fire for the past several days. Officials gave this information on Tuesday.
Greek police have activated the country's disaster victim identification team to identify the bodies, which were found near a cottage in the Avanta area of the northeastern Alexandroupolis region, fire department spokesman Ioannis Artopios said in a televised statement. Were.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed her sorrow over the deaths in a statement. Referring to the recurring wildfires, the President said, "We must take immediate and effective steps to ensure that this dismal reality does not become the new normal."
Hot, dry, and windy conditions have fueled dozens of wildfires across Greece, four days into the worst of the blaze, which has engulfed large areas in the northeastern port city of Alexandroupolis. Two people were killed and two firefighters were injured in separate fires in northern and central Greece on Monday.