4 Dead as Cyprus Forest Fire Rages

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record.

The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 square kilometers in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range, an area of pine forest and densely vegetated shrubland. The victims, thought to be Egyptian nationals, were found dead close to the community of Odou, a mountainous community north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca. "All indications point to it being the four persons who were missing since yesterday," Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said.