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Officials say the charred bodies were found in the Dadia forest in Evros, north-eastern Greece. A hospital in the port of Alexandroupolis was also evacuated on Monday night while firefighters continued to battle the flames on the island of Evia

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00:00 A grim discovery. 18 people have been found dead in northern Greece where wildfires have
00:05 been raging for four straight days. Initial reports suggest the victims may have been
00:10 migrants, their bodies found near the national park of Dadia. Nearby at the port of Alexandropoia
00:16 ambulances urgently evacuated more than 200 patients from a hospital surrounded by flames.
00:23 This ferry has been used as a makeshift hospital.
00:27 Surrounded by strong winds and high temperatures, fires are also blazing through the islands
00:31 of Evia and Kythnos. Authorities warn there will be no relief from the heat until Friday.
00:38 Meanwhile a blaze that broke out a week ago on the Spanish island of Tenerife is still
00:43 out of control. Officials say it is the worst wildfire to have ravaged the island in decades.
00:49 It has already raised more than 15,000 hectares of land and has forced more than 12,000 people
00:55 to evacuate.
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