Forest Fires in Turkey: Dead, Villages Evacuated
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In several Turkish regions – including the holiday region Antalya – violent forest fires are currently raging. More than a dozen villages had to be evacuated. There were also several deaths. In the holiday region Antalya there are forces in use in three municipalities from the air and on the ground against fires, wrote the state news agency Anadolu on Friday. Heavy fires also exist in the province of Karabük. For three days there is action again…
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç, who conducted inspections in the fire area, reported that 17 people were detained in connection with the fires that broke out across the country in the last 15 days.
As temperatures rise, authorities issue warnings, and reports of forest fires continue to come in from across the country. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated, "We have completely brought seven more fires under control in six provinces: Antalya's Muratpaşa Güzeloba, Alanya's Söğüt, Uşak's Sivaslı, Adana's Kozan, Denizli's Acıpayam, Manisa's Akhisar, and Karabük's Ovacık Kışla." Meanwhile, a fire broke out in the forested …
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced that 17 people were detained in connection with the fires that broke out across the country in the last 15 days.
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ANTALYA. In the region, fires are taking place in several provinces.
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