Firefighters and volunteers flee during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens on August 22, 2023. Greece's fire brigade on August 22, 2023 ordered the evacuation of a district on Athens' northwestern flank as firefighters battled a steadily growing wave of wildfires around the country, the second in a month. Tens of thousands of people have been urged to leave the district of Ano Liosia, while at the neighboring community of Fyli an AFP journalist saw homes on fire. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
Eighteen suspected refugees were found dead Tuesday in a forest fire raging in northeastern Greece, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Greek fire department.
The bodies were found near the national park of Dadia, a region bordering Turkey that is a frequent entry point for refugees, fire department spokesman Yiannis Artopios said in a televised address.
