Greek firefighters at least found burned bodies. 26 people, possibly immigrants in an irregular situationin the forest dadiaIt is in the northeast of Greece and near the Turkish border.
At first, the burned bodies of 18 people were found, and soon after, rescuers found another group of eight dead inside Dadia National Park.
Fire brigade spokesman Giannis Artopoios said the bodies “they were probably messed up“After crossing the Meriç river on the Turkish border, he lost his life in the fires that broke out in the country in the last hours.
Police mobilize victim identification team and began to investigate what had happened.
Regarding the discovery, Artopoios said, “The firefighters found 18 bodies near a barracks during their control in the region. Since no missing persons have been reported since yesterday, the possibility that they may have entered the country illegally is being investigated.” .of the first 18 people to die.
Hours ago, another burnt body was found near that area, an unidentified and now suspected to be an irregular migrant, bringing the number of bodies found to 27.
Greek authorities are worried that the number of people killed will increase in the coming days. In the dense forest of Dadia as it is a common transit area for those transiting from Turkey.
Many towns in the region were evacuated due to the proximity of the flames, fueled by high temperatures, drought and strong winds.
Artopios explained to the press that evacuation text messages have been sent to mobile devices in the region since Monday, as well as mobile phones from foreign networks.
In Greece, at least eight major fires broke out in different parts of the country.The most serious is the incident that started on Saturday near the Greek port city of Alexandroupoli.
Dadia is located north of that port city where her main hospital was evacuated this Tuesday due to the proximity of the flames.
Greek media presents images of the sky glowing with flames, thick plumes of smoke and ash downpours due to strong winds.
A ferry from the port met 90 of the 204 patients at General Hospital, while the rest were transferred to other hospitals.
According to state television ERT, Some explosions were heard in the hospital campus, possibly due to the exploding oxygen tanks. and other gadgets.
The smoke clouds caused by the fire are large enough to be recognized from satellite images. and stretches for hundreds of kilometers to the south of the country.
According to the statement made by the meteorology services, high temperatures, environmental dryness and winds that increase the risk of fire will continue to affect Greece until Friday.