US EditionWildfire kills 10 firefighters and rescue workers in Turkey
ESKIŞEHIR PROVINCE, TURKEY, JUL 24 – At least 10 frontline forestry workers and volunteers died after sudden wind shifts trapped them during wildfire containment efforts amid soaring temperatures, with 14 others hospitalized, officials said.
- At least ten forestry and rescue personnel lost their lives while combating a wildfire that started on July 22 in Eskisehir province, Turkey.
- The fire trapped 24 forestry workers and volunteers inside when a sudden wind change shifted the flames, while fires burned across multiple provinces.
- The fatalities included ten individuals consisting of forestry personnel and volunteers from the AKUT Search and Rescue Association, with an additional fourteen people hospitalized.
- President Erdogan offered his sympathies, expressing hope for compassion upon those who lost their lives protecting the forests, while Minister Yumakli emphasized the need for continued caution.
- These deaths raise Turkey's wildfire fatalities to 13 since June 26 amid record heat and hundreds of fires forcing tens of thousands to evacuate this summer.
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Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in Turkey and Cyprus amid heatwave
By Ayhan Uyanik and Michele KambasBILECIK, Turkey/NICOSIA (Reuters) -Firefighters across Turkey and Cyprus battled multiple wildfires on Thursday amid a searing Mediterranean heatwave that has scorched swathes of land and killed 10 firefighters in central Turkey.At least six separate wildfires burned across Turkey and Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli warned that strong winds and scorching heat were creating extremely dan…
At least 10 firefighters and rescue workers died and 14 people were injured in a forest fire in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday, the Turkish Forestry Ministry said.
Ten Turkish firefighters were killed and fourteen others injured while trying to control a forest fire that broke out in the Eskişehir province in central Turkey, amid intensive efforts to combat ongoing blazes in several areas across the country...
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