Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts,
Turkey: The death toll from a Forest fire in Turkey has risen to four as thousands of firefighters burn for the third day in a row after evacuating several towns and other hotels. Turkey’s disaster and emergency services office said Four people had been killed alongside an 82-year-old man who lived alone.
Investigations into the fires had begun.
Officials conjointly launched an investigation into allegations that fires that broke out Wednesday in four locations east of the Antalya resort were results of fire-raising
The Report of NTV Channel:
According to the news of NTV, a 25-year-old man died in Marmaris while trying to bring help. The fires first erupted in a sparsely populated region about 75 miles (75 km) east of Antalya, a popular destination for tourists in Russia and other parts of eastern Europe, But they were approaching Thursday on sandy beaches full of hotels and resorts.
The Images on Social Media:
Photos on social media and Turkey TV have shown residents jumping out of their cars and running for their lives on streets covered with orange flames.
Turkey’s disaster:
Heavy clouds of smoke turned the sky a dark orange in the area of a beach hotel in downtown Manavgat, where at least 183 people were hospitalized, The Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said the hotel was also being relocated near the tourist town of Bodrum – about 300 kilometers west of Antalya – as new fires broke out on the south coast.
Manavgat Fire on its third day:
Minister Pakdemirli said 53 forest fires had been reported in the country on Wednesday and Thursday, but most had been brought under control, where as three planes, 38 helicopters, and about 4,000 firefighters were deployed. The minister added that more than 1,000 farm animals had perished while 1,500 hectares of agricultural land and 120 hectares of rural glass buildings were destroyed in Manavgat.
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