Rescuers in Greece find body, raising wildfires death toll to 21

Rescuers in Greece find body, raising wildfires death toll to 21

It is described as the biggest single fire in EU history (AP)

Authorities battling a wildfire in north-eastern Greece that was described as the European Union’s largest single recorded blaze have recovered another body, raising the death toll to 21.

Firefighters recovered the body of a man from the Dadia forest national park, which lies near the border with Turkey, on Thursday.

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