US EditionFires engulf Turkey’s Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones
ANTALYA, TURKEY, JUL 25 – More than 12,000 personnel have fought fires that destroyed 311 homes and caused 13 deaths as strong winds and dry conditions fuel wildfires across multiple provinces.
- On Friday, wildfires erupted along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, igniting east of Antalya in Adana and Mersin, and two western provinces were declared disaster zones.
- Strong winds and dry conditions have driven the blazes, while late June saw widespread wildfires across Turkey.
- Police water cannons and municipal water trucks aided firefighters, over 12,000 police and rescue staff fought the blazes, and residents from 120 neighborhoods were evacuated, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
- Thirteen people have died, including 10 firefighters, and 311 homes were destroyed or heavily damaged, with 85 temporary housing units set up across three western provinces, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya declared Izmir and Bilecik disaster areas, while firefighters continued battling blazes in Eskisehir and Karabuk.
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Fires engulf Turkey's Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones
New wildfires have broken out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones.
Several new forest fires have broken out around the Mediterranean. High heat and winds are making firefighting efforts difficult in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.
High temperatures and strong winds are making it difficult to combat forest fires that affect several countries on the Mediterranean coast.
Turkey faces 'truly great disaster', warns Erdogan amid raging wildfir
Disaster zones have been declared in two provinces of Turkey as new wildfires broke out on the Mediterranean coast. Smoke billowed across the sky in the popular resort of Antalya, with homes evacuated in the city centre and elsewhere. In the nearby city of Manavgat locals grabbed hoses and buckets to help firefighters, with aircraft dumping water from above. Other wildfires started on Friday in Adana and Mersin, further east along the coast. Tur…
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