These are pictures from near athens. you can see those pictures there, the extinct of the fires. the greek authorities say eighteen people, thought to be migrants have been killed in a wildfire in northeastern greece. their bodies were found in a forest not far from the turkish border, outside the village of avantas, in the evros region of north east greece. efforts are being made to try to identify them. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border and has just sent this report. it is an inferno and it s leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading. they have come bearing down on avantas, a village where local people are counting their losses.
Some breaking news first. a plane fighting wildfires in greece has crashed over the town of karystos on the island of evia, near athens, according to to the country s fire service. no further details have been given, but we ll bring you an update as soon as we can. new allegations of violence against women are emerging in the north east indian state
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From the north of athens as this heatwave continues across southern europe. authorities in the area have ordered evacuations as these wildfires rage, and the winds are really strong, which is making it very difficult to fight these fires. authorities say that, due to high winds, these blazes are spreading across an area of 12 kilometres in just two hours. several houses have been damaged by these fires and local media have been showing footage of charred vehicles and thick white smoke billowing from burning vegetation. you can see those live pictures of the fire is continuing to burn. that is from near athens. and some breaking news that we have been following. a us national is thought to be in north korean custody after crossing the inter korean border during a tour without approval. that s according to the un command. they say the person was taking part in a tour of