In Turkey the fires continue and rises to 8. the death toll

As firefighters fight for the fifth consecutive day with flames still burning in coastal resorts, the death toll has risen forest fires Raging on the coasts of southern Turkey at 8am on Sunday.

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said two people died on Sunday due to forest fires in the southern city of Manavgat, adding that another 10 were receiving treatment in hospitals in the region, according to Reuters.

A forest fire east of the resort of Antalya in Turkey (Reuters Archive)

A forest fire east of the resort of Antalya in Turkey (Reuters Archive)

Authorities also announced that most of the more than 100 fires occurred in Turkey has been contained in the past five days.

Evacuation of residential areas and hotels

For its part, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that some fires This has caused it to flare up in the extreme heat and winds are still raging in Manaugat, Marmaris and the city of Milas, prompting authorities to evacuate some residential areas and hotels.

In the popular resort of Bodrum, footage showed the evacuation of a group of tourists and hotel workers using boats after the flames spread and smoke filled the sky. Bakdemirli said the fire in the area was under control by Sunday morning.

Furthermore, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry show that they still are in efforts to put out six fires that are still burning in Turkey on Sunday.

Smoke rises after forest fire near Turkish city of Manavgat (Reuters archive)

Smoke rises after forest fire near Turkish city of Manavgat (Reuters archive)

Thousands evacuated

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes since Wednesday. Support teams from Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Azerbaijan participated in extinguishing the fire in collaboration with local teams and volunteers. The Turkish government has pledged to rebuild the devastated areas and to compensate citizens for the losses caused by the fires.

Bakdemirli also said that at least 13 planes, 45 helicopters and drones and 828 fire department vehicles are participating in the efforts to put out the fires.

The European Union helps

For its part, the European Union said it helped prepare three specialized firefighting aircraft, one from Croatia and two from Spain, after Turkey activated a disaster response program to seek help from other European countries. . Turkey is not a member of the EU.

Forest fires near Marmaris, Turkey (Reuters archive)

Forest fires near Marmaris, Turkey (Reuters archive)

In neighboring Greece, authorities announced that firefighters were trying to control a bushfire in the west of the country that destroyed a number of homes and caused 15 people with respiratory problems to be brought in hospital for treatment.

Interestingly, the temperature in the country has risen in recent days and is expected to reach 44 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.

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