Firefighters in Hatay province in the south of Turkey continue to fight the devastating fires. All night they tried to extinguish the fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in the forest in the Dörttyol district and spread rapidly for strong winds. Anadolu Ajansi informed on Saturday.
From the morning, helicopters and firefighters are also deployed again, which for safety reasons usually only operate in daylight. The Governor of the Hatay province said that Until now, nine mountain pastures have been evacuated and nearly 2000 people have been transported to safety.
The work of more than 1000 rescuers is complicated by weather conditions and rugged terrain. Dozens of fires broke out in Turkey in the last daysten of which, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli, hit forest stands. The most affected is the province of Izmir in the west of the country, where the fires have managed to get under control.
So far, three victims have claimed fires. Already on Thursday, an 81-year-old man strapped to a bed that burned in his house, and a forest worker who died in fire fire. Yumakli announced on Saturday on the X Network that another forest worker succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Thousands of animals also died in fires. The HayTAP animal protection organization treats injured dogs, cats or goats in tent clinics in Izmir. Turkey is discussed on the possible causes of the outbreak of fires in the province of Izmir. According to her Governor of the province of Süleyman Elban, some fires caused sparks from the power line.
However, the distribution operator has rejected this with the argument that there is no concrete evidence of the connection between fires and energy infrastructure. So far, 44 suspects have been detained in connection with the fires, ten of whom went to custody, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on the X Network.
