The bodies of two women were found in an agricultural plot in a village by Evros in northeastern Greece on Sunday morning. The bodies were found by police patrolling the area near the border to Turkey.
According to local media, the women, estimated to be 15-25 years old and of African origin, were migrants who illegally entered into the country. They most likely fell victim to the freezing temperatures, as there are no indications hinting to a crime.
Last week, the bodies of three men were found in two areas also near the border to Turkey. They were also migrants who illegally entered Greece via the Evros river, a popular passage for illegal immigration.
A total six migrants died of exposure to the cold in recent days in northeastern Greece, a local coroner told news agency Associated Press on Tuesday.
Pavlos Pavlidis, who is based in the northeastern town of Alexandroupolis, said the victims were four men and two women, all under 30 years old. Their identities and nationalities were unknown, although the two women appeared to be from Africa, he said.
Five of the bodies were found over the weekend and the sixth was found Dec. 5, Pavlidis told The Associated Press. The bodies of the two women were found near the Evros River, which flows along much of the land border between Greece and Turkey. The men were found in hilly terrain.
All were believed to have entered illegally from Turkey. Although most of the migrants entering Greece from Turkey use the sea route, in small, unseaworthy boats provided by smuggling gangs, many opt for the Evros land corridor.
Especially overnight, winter temperatures in the area drop well below freezing.
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