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Massive wildfire destroys homes in Cyprus and 2 bodies found in burned-out car

Massive wildfire destroys homes in Cyprus and 2 bodies found in burned-out car

Washington Post24-07-2025
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Police in Cyprus found two bodies inside a burned-out car Thursday after a massive wildfire scorched 100 square kilometers (38.6 square miles) of forested hillsides, destroyed numerous homes and forced the evacuation of a dozen villages on the southern side of the island nation's Troodos mountain range.
Police initially reported late Wednesday that Civil Defense personnel found the charred body of a single individual inside the vehicle on a main road connecting fire-hit hillside villages. But a second body was discovered early Thursday morning and police said identification efforts are ongoing.
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