US EditionRescuers Evacuate 50,000 as Turkey Battles Wildfires
- Emergency services in Izmir began battling a wildfire on Sunday, starting in Seferihisar district and causing Adnan Menderes Airport to halt flights.
- Rescue teams faced challenges from extreme heat and winds, with dry vegetation and gusts up to 120 km/h hampering efforts, amid climate change-driven hotter, drier summers.
- Authorities deployed over 1,000 personnel, supported by four planes, 14 helicopters, and 106 firetrucks, evacuating more than 50,000 residents across 12 km of wildfires in Izmir.
- Wildfires caused flight delays up to 21 hours, evacuated over 50,000 people, and treated 21 smoke-related injuries at local hospitals.
- Turkey’s coastal regions face increasing wildfire risks, with nearly 19,000 hectares burned this year, amid climate change-driven hotter, drier conditions, experts warn.
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In several provinces of Turkey, the fire brigade continued to fight heavy forest fires at the beginning of the week. 50,000 people had to be brought to safety because the flames threatened to spread to places of residence.
Rescuers evacuate 50,000 as Türkiye battles wildfires
ANKARA: Rescuers in Türkiye have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from the western province of Izmir, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said Monday (Jun 30). The worst blaze began Sunday in Seferihisar, a forested area 50 kilometres southwest of the resort
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