Evros: 18 charred corpses of illegal migrants found

A tragedy in the Dadia forest on Evros that has been burning since yesterday: at least 18 charred bodies of migrants were reportedly found.

The fire in the forest broke out at noon on Monday (21/8), firefighters were able to localize the fire, and the fire has not yet spread beyond the forest. Deputy head of the region Dimitris Petrovic told AP-MPE that it was a “standalone” outbreak that originated for an unknown reason, away from other ongoing fires in the Gimbrenna area.

#Αλεξανδρουπολη
Στο Δάσος Δαδιάς οι κάτοικοι έχουν ακινητοποιήσει 17 λαθρομετανάστες εκεί που ξεκίνησε η #φωτιά. Η Αστυνομία εντόπισε άλλους 14 λαθρομετανάστες και τους συνέλαβε στην Λευκίμη.

Μη δούνε λαθρομετανάστες να βάζουν φωτιές αμέσως να τους συλλάβουν οι φασίστες… pic.twitter.com/WE6pH5Gnd3

— Νίκος🇬🇷Σωτηρόπουλος (@NIKSOTIROPOYLOS) August 21, 2023

Local residents do not think so, pointing to illegal migrants who are hiding from the police in the forests as the culprits – they say, “they burn fires when preparing food, and do not put out the fire when they leave.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Im1gA9JOmA

Creepy footage of fires taken from the city of Alexandroupoli

#φωτια #Φωτιες #φωτιες2023
Έκτακτο – 18 μετανάστες βρέθηκαν απανθρακωμένοι στο δάσος της Δαδιάς. pic.twitter.com/fsRsTGCm6Q

— Christos Trianta (@nisafi2008) August 22, 2023

Earlier, fire brigade spokesman Yiannis Artopios, referring to the fire in the Dadia forest, said: “People from different countries go through there, and once someone gets there, you can’t do anything.”

https://rua.gr/news/prireco/57197-gretsiya-v-ogne-khroniki-22-avgusta.html

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