Turkey fights deadly fires as Crete blaze under control
Firefighters in Türkiye remain locked in a war to contain flames torn on the forested slopes in the west of the country, while similar forest fires in neighboring Greece are largely under control.
Türkiye’s Aegean coastal province in Izmir at least five places exploding forest fires – rising temperatures, strong winds and low humidity – they killed two people, forced the release of tens of thousands of people and damaged 200 homes.
Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said in a statement on Friday, supporters supported by planes left water, a third day near the town of Odemis, a fatal forest fought against the fire, he said.
Elsewhere, emergency teams tried to stop the spread of a new fire that broke out near the Buca region on Thursday.
According to the authorities, the fire near Odemis claimed that there were two lives-a forestry worker who died on Thursday and a 81-year-old resident who succumbed to the smoke breathing.
“Our intense air and land struggle to control fires in Odemis and Buca,” the Minister said.
Yumakli said that another forest fire exploding on Wednesday near Cesme’s popular holiday destination was on Friday.
The fire led to the evacuation of the three neighborhoods and caused the temporary road closure.
In Greece, a coastal fire in Crete was under control.
However, the authorities continued to deploy a major deployment on the island of fire brigade because they were afraid of exacerbations due to strong winds.
More than 5000 tourists, hotel workers and local residents moved from the region on Wednesday because Blaze threatened the town of Blaze.
Due to adverse weather conditions, various regions of the country are on alert.
Crete officials estimate that the forest fire burns a land of about 15 kilometers.
Turkish authorities did not provide an estimate of the total land area consumed by fires.
Authorities, most of the fires of Izmir stemmed from the mistakes in the power lines, he said.
Yumakli accused the fire in Buca of sparks using a grinder to cut metal of construction workers.
Summer forest fires are common in Greece, as well as in Greece, where experts warn that climate change is intensifying conditions.
