Fiery death ends search for better life

A filepic showing a wildfire on Sept 2 in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park, near Alexandroupoli, northern Greece. — AFP

AS THEY traversed the harsh, wooded terrain in northeastern Greece, the 18 asylum-seekers were presented with an agonising dilemma: Take the safer route through villages and over highways but into the arms of the Greek authorities, or travel through the forests and fields being ravaged by Europe’s largest recorded wildfire. They opted for the forests.

On Aug 21, around 9pm, the group of asylum-seekers burnt to death in Europe’s largest recorded wildfire.