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In Turkey, wildfires leave behind charred homes and ashes

The extent of the destruction will become clear once the wildfires are extinguished. [Ilyas Akengin/AFP]
Published On 1 Aug 20211 Aug 2021
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The death toll from wildfires raging in Turkey has risen to six after two forest workers were killed, the country’s health minister said.

Fires raging across southern Turkey since Wednesday have burned down forests and some settlements, encroaching on villages and tourist destinations and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

A new blaze erupted on Saturday in the popular holiday resort of Bodrum on the Aegean coast and some residential areas and hotels were evacuated, according to broadcasters.

Wildfires are common in southern Turkey in the summer but authorities say the latest blazes have covered a much bigger area.

 

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said 400 people affected by the fires in Manavgat were treated at hospitals and released, while 10 others were still hospitalised. In Marmaris, 159 people were treated at the hospital and one person was still undergoing treatment for burns.

Most of the fires are now under control but blazes continued in the southern coastal provinces of Antalya and Mersin, the western coastal province of Mugla, and the central province of Usak.

Turkish meteorological authorities said forecasts pointed to heatwaves along the Aegean and Mediterranean coastal regions. Temperatures are forecast to reach 43 to 47 Celsius (109.4 – 116.6 F) in Antalya next week.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a visit to Manavgat on Saturday, saying all damaged houses would be rebuilt and losses compensated, adding that Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Iran had sent firefighting planes and support teams to the affected areas.

An overview of the wildfires near Oymapinar. [Handout/Maxar Technologies via Reuters]
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A forest fire burns near the town of Manavgat, east of the resort city of Antalya. [Kaan Soyturk/Reuters]
A woman tries to stop an advancing wildfire in Kacarlar village, near Manavgat. [AP Photo]
A home damaged by the wildfire that swept through the Marmaris district of Mugla. [Erdem Sahin/EPA]
A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Marmaris. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
People watch as smoke rises from wildfires in Kacarlar village near Manavgat. [AP Photo]
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Wildfires are common in southern Turkey in the summer but authorities say the latest blazes have covered a much bigger area. [AP Photo]
The fires have burned down forests and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. [Erdem Sahin/EPA]
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said a total of 101 fires had broken out in the past four days, of which 91 were under control. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
A man stands next to his burned house near Marmaris. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
Plumes of smoke from a wildfire are seen near a residential area in the holiday resort of Bodrum. [Sevgin Ozkan via Reuters]


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