Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four. Firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels. More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts as well as inland areas; President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that 14 were still burning. Planes from Russia and Ukraine helped battle the flames and another from Azerbaijan was joining them. “As of midday, with the arrival of the planes; we are turning in a positive direction,” Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers.
All my prayers for the people and animals in Turkey #PrayForTurkey pic.twitter.com/ZLVrdzBuvx
β Karenvir Bohra (@KVBohra) July 30, 2021
Zara? Hmmm
Better let’s pray for Turkey, May God protect all who are there, Hope it gets better soon#PrayForTurkey#turkiyeyaniyor pic.twitter.com/XflgtMuAkWβ πππππ‘ππ¨π₯ππππ.” (@qeeztorie_) July 30, 2021
Moreover, Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said; fires raged on in six provinces and officials promised to bring to account anyone found responsible for starting them. Villages and some hotels have been evacuated in tourist areas and television footage has shown people fleeing across fields as fires closed in on their homes. Pakdemirli said fires were still blazing in the Mediterranean resort region of Antalya and the Aegean resort province of Mugla.
