is under way. our senior international correspondent orla guerin is on the border between turkey and greece with more. the bodies were discovered in a forested area in the greek region of evros. a local coroner has said all 18 were male and two were younger, possibly minors. autopsies will be held in a few hours�* time, before that, dna samples will be taken to begin the process of identifying the dead. bbc news has spoken to one man, a syrian, who was worried that his cousin was among the group. he says the young man was 27, he had travelled to turkey with a group of other syrians, afghans and iraqis. their plan was to cross the border illegally from turkey, as many do, and to head to the region of evros where the wildfires are taking place. he lost contact with his cousin three days ago. he said poignantly that if this group had been in trouble, that even if the fires had been coming closer to them, they would not have called for help from the turkish or greek authorities because they would have been afraid of being sent back across the border. we are hearing reports that there is anger in some villages in greece close to where the fires are taking place. some local residents are blaming migrants for starting the fires. although there is no evidence of that. we know there are still two fire fronts active near the greek city of alexandropoulos. and that 240 firefighters are working there to get the blazes under control. firefighters have been responding to major flare ups across greece, with many towns facing evacuations. the fires have been whipped up by high winds and temperatures that continue to climb. on tuesday, several places reached over a0 degrees celsius, which is 104 farenheit. a hospital in one city had to be evacuated, with newborn babies and intensive care patients rushed to safety. in the past three days, more than 380—thousand acres of land have burned in the region, spreading rapidly in the large wooded dadia national park. residents there are facing widespread loss. translation: it has reached the entire village, our house has - completely burned down, there is nothing. only fire, that's what we could see. the wind was so strong. from fires in greece we turn our attention across the atlantic to the blazes in canada. about 1,000 wildfires continue to devastate the country there. it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the provence of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. smoke blanketing the region has prompted air quality warnings across the country and further south in the us. but some rain in the province has helped. our correspondent wyre davies is in british columbia with more. it this is as close as we can get. the problem authorities have is because of the hate and smoke, it's really difficult to map out and detect where the fires are. —— the haze and the smoke. with the winds changing, sometimes they were fires in the hills, sometimes they disappear. 27,000 people remain under threat of evacuation. the situation is being brought under control, and thankfully there has been no loss of life, but the loss of property and business has been significant. the police are maintaining roadblocks by the side of the lake. it's probably going to remain that way for some time. these are some of the worst wildfires this area has seen for many years. fix, wildfires this area has seen for many years.— wildfires this area has seen for many years. a new report says report climate change made the wildfires twice as likely, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions in eastern canada. two of former us president donald trump's co—defendants in an georgia election interference case have surrendered to authorites at the fulton countyjail. john eastman, trump's former personal attorney, and scott hall, a georgia bail bondsman, became the first of 19 co—defendents to surrender ahead of friday's deadline. hall faces seven charges related to his alleged involvement in a 2021 voting systems breach in georgia's coffee county. however, it's eastman who is considered to be a key figure in the 2020 election—meddling plot. he faces nine counts of racketeering and conspiracy. trump's ex—lawyer allegedly planned to urge state senators to disregard georgia's election results and appoint fake electors. his bond was set at $100,000. eastman spoke to reporters after his surrender. the attempt to criminalise our rights to such redress with this indictment will have and is already having profound consequences for our system of justice. meanwhile, donald trump says he will turn himself in on thursday. last week, the fulton county district attorney's office charged the former president and 18 co—defendants with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in georgia. meanwhile, on wednesday, the city of milwaukee will host the first republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. eight out of the nine candidates that qualified for the debate will take the stage. among them are florida governor ron desantis, currently second to trump in polls, as well as trump's former vice president, mike pence. debate topics are not revealed beforehand, but a host for the network hosting the debate, fox news, indicated that abortion and trump's criminal indictments could be on the table. the notable exception is former president donald trump. instead, trump's inteview with conservative commentator tucker carlson will air on x, formerly known as twitter. trump is currently the frontrunner for the republican nomination. wisconsin has proven to be a must—win state for presidential campaigns in recent years. four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by less than a percentage point there, with trump winning narrowly in 2016 before losing by a similar margin to president biden in 2020. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent and americast host anthony zurcher, who is in milwaukee, about how the republican candidates are getting ready for wednesday's debate. a typical way to prepare is to hold mock debates where the candidate has people pose as other candidates and they do a run—through. ron desantis is doing that with a well—known debate expert. mike pence also having mock debates. nikki haley says her town hall forums she has been holding in iowa, new hampshire, where she has been taking questions from real voters, that has helped her prepare for the debate. chris christie talking about how he has been on a primary debate stage before, the only candidate who has, so he's had a certain amount of preparation. vivek ramaswamy, who has never run for elected office, let alone for president before, he posted some videos on social media where he is playing tennis, saying that is his debate prep. i guess returning hard—hit balls and having quick reflexes might be enough to prepare him for what is sure to be fast paced action in this republican primary debate tomorrow night. we know the former president is not going to be on stage. could we see some of these candidates attack the former president as he is not going to be there? i think we are definitely going to see that. from people like former arkansas governor asa hutchinson, and chris christie. they have both been very critical of donald trump. chris christie said donald trump's behaviour leading up to the january 6th attack on the capital was a stain on his presidency. you may see some candidates like ramaswamy come to donald trump's defence. that would be a source of friction on the debate stage, as some of them try to distance themselves from donald trump while others try to ingratiate themselves to donald trump's voters by coming to his defence. what is more important to republican voters — a debate like this or the fact the former president is going to be turning himself in, in atlanta, on thursday? i don't know what republican voters are going to say, - but i can say that donald trump's absence here, as well as his presence in georgia on thursday, is sucking a lot of the oxygen and attention out of what's going to be going on here on wednesday night. the media presence and attention has been divided. i think it's going to deny a lot of these republican candidates, who are looking for a breakthrough moment, from the ability to have any sort of moment that happens on that stage to have legs beyond wednesday night and into thursday. because the attention of voters and the american public is going to shift towards what will be a historic moment with donald trump reporting to a georgia prison to be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken, and all of the proceedings around that. this should have been a big moment for people like ron desantis, trying to recapture a lot of attention of the republican voters, but that isn't going to happen because of the way this is playing out. anthony in milwaukee, following the debate that will take place on wednesday night, thank you so much. for more on the debate, i spoke to lanhee chen, the director of policy studies at stanford university and chief policy adviser for mitt romney's 2012 presidential campaign. thank you so much forjoining up thank you so much forjoining up tonight. with donald trump not taking part in this debate, who will the candidates focus on as they try to come out the clear and decisive winner? i think a clear and decisive winner? i thinka number of clear and decisive winner? i think a number of candidates have different goals. florida governor ron desantis, his goal is to come out of this debate as the principal opponent of donald trump. he wants to put himself in a different category and demonstrate he is best equipped both with respect to issues but also with respect to his personal posture, that he is the one to take on trump as the competition goes forward. four other candidates, it's a bit of a scrum, a, to stand out, b, to introduce themselves, and c, to be the alternative is ron desantis falters. i put nikki haley, might p and tim scott in that category. they have records and would be seen as credible candidates. —— mike pence and tim scott. and others who are really there to make a point and have their moment on stage. vivek ramaswamy, asa hutchinson. people who have something interesting to say but probably are not going to be the nominee of the party eventually. their goal is to have a moment that goes viral and is seen by people, and an opportunity to introduce themselves to the public who watches this debate. for themselves to the public who watches this debate.- watches this debate. for ron desantis and _ watches this debate. for ron desantis and those _ watches this debate. for ron desantis and those in - watches this debate. for ron desantis and those in the - desantis and those in the scrum, as you called it, what message do they need to deliver to actually breakthrough? it’s to actually breakthrough? it's simle, to actually breakthrough? it's simple. we — to actually breakthrough? it�*s simple, we are going to be trump without the drama of trump. in other words, trump without the drama of trump. in otherwords, present the same kind of policies and judicial appointments and postures that the primary voters care about, without the baggage of the former president has, without the four indictments, the legal difficulty, the significant division the former president causes. really it's about presenting themselves as an alternative who can fight and do the same things trump dials that a lot of voters like in the republican party, but without the possibility that those legal troubles, the issues the former president has will cause a loss tojoe biden in the general election. for present themselves, in essence, as trump without the baggage. former president said it's a no—brainer that he is the frontrunner by no reason for him to take part in the debate. he is right, he is the front runner by a mile, if i was advising him i would say there is no reason to participate in the debate, there is only down side. i understand it's from a political strategy, it's disappointing in terms of democratic governance and norms. obviously you want people in the position of the former president is in the still subject themselves to competition. in an ideal world, that competition if you are a donald trump supporter, makes him even better. i understand the decision, i think it's probably the right decision for the politics of where the former president is, but from the perspective of the voting public and the media covering this, having him in the debate would make it a lot more interesting.— would make it a lot more interesting. would make it a lot more interestinu. ., ., ., interesting. how important our debates like _ interesting. how important our debates like these _ interesting. how important our debates like these for - interesting. how important our debates like these for helping l debates like these for helping voters make up their minds? i think they are important when you have a lot of unknowns, as we do right now. a lot of voters, as much as the folks who watch this programme or follow the news might know nikki haley and tim scott, the reality is the vast majority of republican primary voters don't have an opinion on those candidates. so they can play a very important role in informing people who the candidates are, what they stand for, their personal background, why they are running for president. so at this stage of the campaign they can play a very important role. by the eighth or ninth debate, you can argue about the utility of these things, but certainly for now, with where we stand in the campaign, and forthe campaign, and for the candidates campaign, and forthe candidates who are not donald trump, these debates are quite significant indeed.— significant indeed. wisconsin, where the _ significant indeed. wisconsin, where the debate _ significant indeed. wisconsin, where the debate takes - significant indeed. wisconsin, | where the debate takes place, is also a very competitive state between democrats and republicans. how important is it to these candidates to impress voters in that state? extremely important. us presidential elections come down to a handful of states, wisconsin being one. pennsylvania, georgia, arizona, nevada. we know the states which tend to be close in these elections and that's what it comes down to. it will be important for these candidates in wisconsin to make their points, notjust for a republican primary, points, notjust fora republican primary, but points, notjust for a republican primary, but it is also about demonstrating they have the capacity and the ability to win in a state like wisconsin come next november. that is not going to be all about legal troubles and the overhang from various crimes the former president may have committed. it's really about being able to put their front foot forward, their best impression of who they are as they seek support, not just from the primary voters but from the primary voters but from the primary voters but from the electorate more broadly next november. what will ou broadly next november. what will you be — broadly next november. what will you be looking _ broadly next november. what will you be looking out - broadly next november. what will you be looking out for - will you be looking out for when you watch the debate on wednesday? i’m when you watch the debate on wednesday?— wednesday? i'm going to be interested _ wednesday? i'm going to be interested to _ wednesday? i'm going to be interested to see _ wednesday? i'm going to be interested to see how - wednesday? i'm going to be interested to see how ron . interested to see how ron desantis performs, is he truly going to be the principal alternative? is he going to focus entirely on his and he woke agenda or talk about issues where he has been a little stronger, like what he would do to fix the us economy. —— and woke agenda. will tim scott present as a viable alternative? nikki haley? and i'm looking for a viral moment. which candidate can generate the one—liner or moment people will be talking about the morning after the debate. that is what i'm going to be watching for and a lot of primary voters are going to be watching for as well. thanks so much forjoining us. thank you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. at least 15 migrants are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central mexico. most of the victims are venezuelan. local authorities believe the bus struck a trailer while on a highway in the state of puebla. migrants are often transported by bus from mexico's southern border with guatemala as they head north to the us. spain's king has nominated the leader of the conservative people's party to try to form the next government after inconclusive elections last month. alberto nunez feijoo will now seek a parliamentary vote to see if he has enough support to become prime minister. mr feijoo's party won the most seats at the last election but looks unlikely to obtain a majority in the chamber. new images released on monday from the james webb space telescope reveal the intricate details of a dying star's final stages. the glowing halo and vibrant colors are from the ring nebula — one of the greatest examples of gas and dust regions formed from dying stars. all eight people who had been trapped in a broken cable car dangling above a canyon in pakistan have been saved. here's the moment where the last two people were brought to safety from the treacherous situation that happened after a cable snapped while the car passed over a ravine. army helicopters and zip lines were used in the hours—long rescue mission to save the six children and two adults. defence officials in ukraine have described claims of corruption within its army recruitment as "shameful and unacceptable". it comes after president zelensky recently fired every regional recruitment head after officials were accused of intimidation and taking bribes. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. "it's ok to be scared." this is the latest messaging campaign from ukraine's military. it wants people to give their details so they can be called on if needed. but what if they don't want to? translation: the system is very outdated. _ yehor — not his real name — is one of them. he's not happy with how the army finds its soldiers. translation: it's like soviet times. | recruiters using these methods now is unacceptable. mobilisation is why most men under 60 can't leave ukraine. here, drafting officers raid an arcade in the kyiv region. they hand out notices ordering them to sign up. russia's invasion means ukraine is constantly trying to replace soldiers. but with tens of thousands killed and even more injured or exhausted, the demand is not being met with just volunteers. but there are big questions over how it calls men up — with officials being accused of intimidation, and helping some escape the country for cash. there are exemptions, including poor health — but not forjust not wanting to fight. yehor watched his father suffer with mental—health issues after serving in afghanistan with the soviet army. translation: each | situation is individual. the fact it's written in the constitution that all male citizens must fight is, in my opinion, not in line with today's values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft — either through tip—offs or leaving the country illegally — unless they're caught. "good evening. where are you going?" said this border guard. ukrainian defence officials are usually easier to engage with. this is clearly a sensitive subject. we've been refused interviews, access with drafting officers. so we're going to go to them. at the unveiling of the defence ministry's latest information campaign, an admission of problems which need fixing. i understand that people will be afraid of fighting on the front line, but i put it to you that they're also afraid of a recruitment system that's been accused of corruption, of not always following the law. do you understand why people don't trust the system? translation: corruptionj in the recruitment centres is unacceptable and shameful. but we should not forget that, behind all that outrage — which is completely fair — there are two components of our victory. weapons and people. and the mobilisation process is what provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp, civilians are trained in combat. the guns and grenades might be pretend... explosion. ..but there is a hope people like anton will volunteer for the real thing. are you scared about that idea in any way? of course, of course. every person, and i'm scared. i'm scared to hell. there is no chance i will be sitting here in kyiv if the situation is worse. the ukraine of today is fighting for its tomorrow. a country united by wanting to survive... ..but also grappling with the fact that the battlefield is not for everyone. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, a drone hit a building in russia under construction in central moscow early wednesday. moscow's mayor says russia downed three drones in total over the western part of the region. local media reports say there was an explosion and smoke rising from the area. zimbabweans go to the polls tomorrow, but the credibility of the presidential election is being questioned as allegations of repression have grown. the vote pits the incumbent zanu pf party leader emmerson mnangagwa against the opposition leader nelson chamisa. mr mnangagwa won a disputed election in 2018 but has struggled with the country's economic problems, including an inflation rate of over 100 percent. it's the crack of dawn in southern harare and children are leaving the house to look for discarded rubbish. we started for discarded rubbish. - started collecting plastic bottles last year when my husband lost his job. bottles last year when my husband lost hisjob. we were looking for something to do to make a living, at the moment it's not paying that much. it doesn't pay much, and so her children can no longer go to school. translation: , , , translation: it hurts, because my friends— translation: it hurts, because my friends will _ translation: it hurts, because my friends will be _ translation: it hurts, because my friends will be going - translation: it hurts, because my friends will be going to - my friends will be going to school when i'm not attending. we go out every day until we fill up the bags.— fill up the bags. this is the im act fill up the bags. this is the impact of _ fill up the bags. this is the impact of a _ fill up the bags. this is the impact of a prolonged - fill up the bags. this is the - impact of a prolonged economic crisis, where only one in four zimbabweans has a formal regulated job. zimbabweans has a formal regulatedjob. over 6.5 zimbabweans has a formal regulated job. over 6.5 million zimbabweans are registered to vote in an election in which the high cost of living and lack of opportunities topped the list of concerns. in the run—up to the polls there have been questions about whether it will be free and fair, in a country which is trying to rehabilitate its image. the opposition leader is promising to restore prosperity and the rule of law. but the ghost of past elections lingers. violence, banned rallies and claims of irregularities in the voter roll. he fears voters could be disenfranchised. the zanu pf party leader president emmerson mnangagwa is seeking a second term based on what he claims as successes, new roads, energy projects and a mining and agricultural boom, but people are undecided. i agricultural boom, but people are undecided.— are undecided. i think nothing chances. are undecided. i think nothing changes. nothing _ are undecided. i think nothing changes. nothing changes. i changes. nothing changes. translation:— changes. nothing changes. translation: past elections haven't changed _ translation: past elections haven't changed anything. - translation: past elections haven't changed anything. i i translation: past elections | haven't changed anything. i do not have interest in them. we 'ust not have interest in them. we just want _ not have interest in them. we just want our _ not have interest in them. we just want our leaders to fulfil their— just want our leaders to fulfil their policies. 30 just want our leaders to fulfil their policies.— their policies. so much is at stake with _ their policies. so much is at stake with these _ their policies. so much is at stake with these elections, | stake with these elections, including the chance for genuine transformation. and while the elections body has rejected the accusations against it, the world watches to see if zimbabwe can shed its controversial past. thanks for watching. hello. some of us have seen some warm late summer sunshine over the past few days, particularly across parts of southern and eastern england. and that theme is going to continue, at least for the next day or so. now, this is how we ended the day on tuesday. there have been some really beautiful sunsets. this was the picture in guernsey. and as we head through the day on wednesday, a bit more of the same. so, yes, some warm sunshine around, but also a few showers, particularly across some northern and western parts. now we'll start the day a little bit fresher than recent mornings. so looking at mid single figures for some parts of rural scotland, but still in the mid—teens further south, still relatively warm and humid here. there'll be some low cloud moving in across parts of wales, perhaps through the bristol channel. a few splashes of light rain across this region, this is a weak front here, and also a few showers moving into parts of western scotland, perhaps one or two for northern ireland through the course of the morning. some sunny spells for eastern scotland, but later in the day, one or two showers cropping up here. but long spells of blue sky and sunshine for southern england and east anglia, where temperatures again could reach 25—26 degrees. but typically the high teens further north. now through wednesday evening, then, we'll start to see a few more showers working in from the north and the west. the breeze picking up, too, with those heavy showers, particularly across parts of scotland. they'll merge into longer spells of rain into thursday morning for parts of northern england, perhaps north wales as well. to the south of that, still quite warm and muggy. the temperatures remaining in double figures fairly widely on into thursday morning. now, thursday's weather still a bit of uncertainty, but we are dominated by low pressure that's moving its way into a couple of weather fronts here on the chart. this one's going to bring some showery rain into parts of northern ireland, particularly into scotland, though, could be quite heavy and thundery. and further south also the chance of some heavy showers and perhaps some thunderstorms for central, southern and eastern parts of england as well. in between, i think a bit of dry weather with some sunshine for the likes of northern ireland, northern england as well. so temperatures, again, at the high teens in the north. the mid 20s, though, quite a contrast, further south across the uk. and then as we head towards the end of the week into the weekend, low pressure looks like it clears towards the east, high pressure in the atlantic. that's going to open the doors for a bit more of a northerly or northwesterly flow of air. so from a colder direction. so still some sunshine in the forecast at times as we head through the course of the weekend. but equally, some scattered showers around, more frequent towards the north. and those temperatures return to more typical for the time of year. bye— bye. surface temperatures at the moment, somewhere between 87 and 95 degrees. so many people don't think that climate change is real.