US Edition‘Apocalyptic’ Turkey wildfires spread as 14 killed in blazes sparked by record 50C heatwave
TURKEY, JUL 27 – Turkey faced its highest temperature ever at 50.5°C as wildfires forced 1,700 people to evacuate Bursa, with over 1,900 firefighters deployed to battle the blazes, officials said.
- Early Wednesday, firefighters reported a blaze breaking out near Cavuslar village in Karabuk district, engulfing surrounding forests.
- Unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds have fueled wildfires across Turkey, with 61 major fires in 15 provinces between July 4 and 22.
- On Sunday, the Bursa governor’s office said it had evacuated 1,765 people, supported by six planes and four helicopters battling the flames.
- The highway linking Bursa to Ankara was closed as forests burned, and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli warned, `We are going through risky times`.
- Late Saturday, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said prosecutors had investigated fires in 33 provinces since June 26, and legal action had been taken against 97 suspects.
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Wildfire ‘Apocalypse’ in Türkiye As Temperature Rises to Record 122.9º F
Although the very highest temperatures were elsewhere, it was so hot and dry in northwestern Turkey south of Istanbul that massive fires broke out at Bursa and elsewhere in that region, causing thousands of people to flee their homes.
Wildfire "Apocalypse" in Türkiye as Temperature rises to Record 122.9º F.
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Türkiye is facing “apocalyptic” wildfires according to one official in the northwest Bursa region. Temperatures in central Anatolia hit an unusual 108.32º F [42.4º C.]. But the record-breaking temperature was recorded in the southeastern town of Silopi — of 122.9º F. [50.5º C.] — in the largely Kurdish Şırnak province. Although the very highest temperatures were elsewhere, it was so hot and dry in northwestern Turk…
Turkey's fourth largest city at risk as wildfires sweep southern Europe
Wildfires raging for weeks in Turkey threatened the country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday, killing two people and forcing over 3,500 to flee. Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro are also battling blazes fanned by extreme heat, drought and strong winds, officials said, as firefighters struggle to contain the fast-spreading flames.
Flames threaten Turkey's 4th-largest city as southern Europe grapples with wildfires
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday, forcing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.
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