Local reports say the bodies, which are yet to be identified, belong to an elderly couple in the village of Malia, in the Limassol district.

The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.

A massive wildfire killed two people as it ripped through forests outside Cyprus's second city of Limassol, fanned by strong winds and temperatures forecast to reach 44C, authorities said on Thursday.