Greek authorities find 18 bodies as they continue to combat raging wildfires

Residents watch the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region of Greece on Monday. (Achilleas Chiras/AP)

Authorities battling raging wildfires in Greece announced Tuesday that they had discovered the burned bodies of 18 victims in a town in the northern part of the country.

A spokesperson for the Greek Fire Brigade said rescuers located the victims during an on-site inspection in the city of Alexandroupolis and suspect that they may be migrants.