Greek fires rage after migrant tragedy near border

TL;DR

Eighteen of those killed are thought to be refugees and migrants who crossed the border recently, hiding in forests north of the city of Alexandroupolis. Fire service spokesman Yiannis Artopios said there had been no reports of missing residents and it is widely assumed those who died had recently crossed Greece's long, snaking border with Turkey along the River Evros. On the other side of the border, in the Canakkale province of western Turkey, wildfires have continued for a second day, prompting authorities to evacuate 1,200 residents from 11 villages

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