Wildfire in southern Greece leaves two dead
The two people who died are thought to have been local residents.
Two people have died in a large wildfire burning through forestland near a seaside resort in southern Greece, authorities said.
The fire service said about 350 firefighters, assisted by eight water-dropping aircraft, managed to bring the blaze under control near Xylokastro in the Peloponnese region.
Half a dozen villages were ordered evacuated overnight as a precaution after the fire broke out on Sunday.
Authorities said the two dead were believed to be local residents declared missing late on Sunday. No-one else is believed to be missing.
There were no immediate reports of burned homes in the affected area, some 93 miles south-west of Athens.
Over the past few months, authorities have had to cope with more than 4,500 wildfires.
