AFAD Relocates over 2,600 People as Wildfires Spread in Türkiye
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There are currently numerous forest fires in Turkey. Travellers should find out, because many popular holiday regions are affected.
Firefighters in the Mediterranean countries are battling large-scale fires, exacerbated by the drought of recent months. In western Turkey, fires spread along the Mediterranean coast today. According to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Ankara has declared the second highest level of threat in the provinces of Izmir and Bilecik. The EU's Copernicus weather service reported fires in Greece, Albania and Spain. It has issued an extreme fire …
Turkey designates 2 provinces as disaster zones amid devastating wildfires - Turkish Minute
#Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that the western provinces of Bilecik and İzmir had been designated as disaster zones amid ongoing wildfires that have scorched vast swaths of forestland across the country since late June.
Interior Minister Yerlikaya stated, "Bilecik and İzmir provinces have been declared 'Disaster Areas Affecting General Life.' A total of 85 containers have been installed in our three provinces: 56 in İzmir, 26 in Bilecik, and 3 in Sakarya."
Bilecik and İzmir, which suffered heavy losses in forest fires, were declared "Disaster Areas Affecting General Life".
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