US EditionTurkey Faces 'Truly Great Disaster', Warns Erdogan Amid Raging Wildfires and Sweltering Temperatures Across Europe
ESKISEHIR PROVINCE, TURKEY, JUL 24 – Sudden wind shifts caused flames to trap firefighters and forestry workers, raising wildfire fatalities in Turkey to 13 this season, officials said.
- Thirteen people, including ten volunteers and forestry workers, were killed on Wednesday battling wildfires in Turkey’s Izmir and Eskisehir provinces.
- The wildfires started on June 26 amid sweltering dry conditions and shifted rapidly after a sudden wind change that trapped the firefighting teams.
- The fires destroyed scores of homes, forced evacuations in Antalya, and involved thousands of personnel aided by local residents and international assistance from Spain, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel.
- President Erdogan called the situation "a truly great disaster" and stated that 25,000 people were engaged in emergency efforts to control the fires.
- Disaster zones were declared in western provinces, and experts link the severity to climate change as southern Europe experiences abnormal heat with record temperatures this year.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
11 Articles
11 Articles
Turkey Faces 'truly Great Disaster', Warns Erdogan Amid Raging Wildfires And Sweltering Temperatures Across Europe - Great Yorkshire Radio
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. Turkey’s interior minister declared the western provinces of Izmir and Bilecik “disaster areas” after a month of fires …
TAI engineer and martyr AKUT volunteer Muharrem Can was laid to rest in Konya.
·Türkiye
Read Full Article
The funerals of five rescue volunteers who died while fighting a forest fire were held on Thursday in the capital of Turkey.
Coverage Details
Total News Sources11
Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 50%
C 50%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
