The dead were found near the village of Avantas in the border region of Evros in northern Greece. Fire crews there work both to contain the fires and to search for people. On Tuesday, 18 burnt bodies were found. Greek media write that the dead are migrants, but this has not been confirmed by official sources. – As no one in the area has been reported missing or missing, we are investigating the possibility that they have entered the country illegally, the fire service says. The area bordering Turkey is often used as a road into Europe, says spokesman for the fire service Yiannis Artopios. The village of Saranti 100 km southwest of Athens on Tuesday after the devastating forest fires. Photo: SPYROS BAKALIS / AFP Evacuated hospital patients In recent days, large fire crews have been fighting to prevent further spread of the forest fire, which broke out near Alexandroupolis on Saturday. With the help of strong winds, the fire spread quickly, leaving a blanket of smoke over the city. On Tuesday, 65 patients were evacuated from a hospital in the port city. The patients were moved to a ferry that has been converted into a makeshift hospital, and several elderly patients are housed on mattresses that are strewn across the cafeteria floor. Photo: AP – I have never seen anything like it before. Stretchers and patients everywhere. It’s like a bomb has exploded, says nurse Nikos Gioktsidis. On Monday, the first person died after the fire in Evros. Local police believe that he was also a migrant, reports Reuters.
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