Two bodies were discovered by police in Cyprus on Thursday inside a burned-out car, following a massive wildfire that ravaged around 100 square kilometres of forested hillsides. The blaze destroyed several homes and led to the evacuation of a dozen villages on the southern slopes of the Troodos mountain range, reported AP. 

Initially, police reported late on Wednesday that Civil Defence teams had discovered the charred remains of one person inside a vehicle on a main road linking several wildfire-affected hillside villages. However, a second body was found early on Thursday morning. Authorities have confirmed that efforts are currently underway to identify the bodies.

Photos shared on social media appeared to show the victims’ burned-out vehicle on the shoulder of the main Monagri-Alassa Road.