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BBC OS: 2023/08/22 16:06 GMT: Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found

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Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found

2023/08/22 16:06 GMT

2023/08/22 16:06 GMT: Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found

The bodies of eighteen people have been found by firefighters tackling blazes in Greece

The bodies of eighteen people have been found by firefighters tackling blazes in Greece.

Firefighters in northern Greece have found the bodies of eighteen people -- presumed to have been migrants -- in a forested region that was burnt by a wildfire. We get more details from a local journalist.

At least two children have been rescued after six children and two adults got trapped in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west. We have the latest on the rescue operation.

A summit of the BRICS group of nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- is taking place in Johannesburg. Our correspondent explains what's on agenda.

We discuss migration as, whether people are attempting dangerous journeys, or emigrating through official channels, the number of people leaving their home countries keeps on rising. Three people -- in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ghana -- share why they want to leave to make a better life for themselves.

Presenter: Lukwesa Burak.

(Photo: Wildfire rages in west Attica region, Athens, Greece - 22 Aug 2023. Credit: KOSTAS TSIRONIS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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