Authorities battling a major wildfire in northeastern Greece that has been described as the European Union's largest single recorded fire have recovered another body, the fire department said Friday, bringing the total death toll from wildfires in Greece this week to 21.
The fire department said firefighters recovered the body of a man from the Dadia Forest National Park, which lies near the border with Turkiye, on Thursday.Eighteen bodies were discovered Tuesday near a shack in an area near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis and the body of one more person had been found Monday in a forest. In central Greece, a man was found dead Monday in a sheep pen after reportedly trying to save his livestock from an advancing wildfire.
With gale force winds abating, the situation appeared improved, although neither of the two main wildfires had yet been brought under control, the fire department said. European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic described it as the largest wildfire on record in the European Union.
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