Death toll rises in wildfires
The death toll in wildfires raging in southern Turkey rose to four as fire crews on Friday battled blazes that burned down homes and forced people to evacuate villages and beach resorts.
Firefighters were still tackling wildfires in 14 locations in six provinces in Turkey’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean region, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
The worst fires were in the Manavgat and Akseki regions in Antalya province, where strong winds pushed the fire toward settlements.
An 82yearold man and a married couple died, more than 50 people were hospitalized and dozens of homes were incinerated.
Meanwhile, a 25yearold volunteer died in another fire near the Turkish resort of Marmaris late Thursday. The staterun Anadolu Agency said the man was taking drinking water to firefighters but got in a motorcycle crash and perished in the fire.