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Greece - Greek News in EnglishFire in Xylokastro: Two young people died in the flames

They were found in a corral outside the village of Ano Pitsa near Elliniko on Monday morning.

The charred bodies of two men aged 35 and 40 were found in a corral outside the village of Ano Pitsa near Elliniko.

The fire, which broke out yesterday in a forest area, burned a large part of the land and continues to burn today, Monday.

The charred bodies of two men aged 35 and 40 were found in a corral outside the village of Ano Pitsa near Elliniko on Monday morning. The victims were residents of the village, Ano Pitsa, who bravely tried to protect their place. On Sunday night they had gone with their motorbikes to the neighboring village to help a friend or relative. They last showed signs of life on Sunday at 9.30pm, when they sent a video of where they were.

The two men had families and small children. One two small children and the other three.

According to the Hellenic Fire Service, the fire in Xylokastro is burning without a single front but with many active foci.

At this time are operating at the site, 350 firefighters with 14 forestry teams and 110 vehicles, volunteers and Civil Protection volunteer teams, water tankers and project machinery of the Peloponnese Region and Greek Army, forces of the Forestry Service and the Greek Police.

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