Turkey wildfires: Residents return to blackened, destroyed homes

Global News published this video item, entitled “Turkey wildfires: Residents return to blackened, destroyed homes” – below is their description.

Raging wildfires continued to spread across several coastal cities in Turkey on Saturday, causing damage to houses and forests, and leaving at least people six dead.

Authorities asked residents to leave their homes as plumes of smoke rose to the skies of Marmaris and Manavgat.

A family who fled as a wildfire bore down on their home in Turkey returned to the scene on Saturday to find their house a blackened shell and all their possessions destroyed.

Mehmet Demir and his family had no time to gather belongings as they escaped on Wednesday with only the clothes they were wearing.

Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said a total of 98 fires had broken out in the past four days, of which 88 were under control.

Satellite imagery showed smoke from the fires in Antalya and Mersin was extending to the island of Cyprus, around 150 km (100 miles) away.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/8045752/banff-national-park-fire-ban-july/

Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc

Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ

Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt

Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB

#GlobalNews

Global News YouTube Channel

Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.


About This Source - Global News

Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network, based in Vancouver, Canada.

Recent from Global News:

Impact inflation, living costs have on birth rates and canadians on parental leave 1

Impact inflation, living costs have on birth rates and Canadians on parental leave

Construction of EV battery plant in Quebec temporarily halted following criticism

Ukrainian armour becomes battle-scarred art exhibit as Russia-Ukraine war rages on

In This Story: Cyprus

Cyprus, officially called the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts: the area under the effective control of the Republic, located in the south and west and comprising about 59% of the island’s area, and the north, administered by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, covering about 36% of the island’s area. Another nearly 4% of the island’s area is covered by a UN buffer zone.

The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, remain under the UK’s control according to the London and Zürich Agreements.

The Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.

2 Recent Items: Cyprus

UN Chief’s travels, Gaza & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (17 January 2024)

Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus on the Country | Security Council | United Nations

In This Story: Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe.

Istanbul, which straddles Europe and Asia, is the country’s largest city, while Ankara is the capital. The majority of the population identifies as Turkish, around 20% identify as Kurdish.

3 Recent Items: Turkey

Midnight FLIT! – ‘Humza Yousaf denies Erdogan invite linked to Turkey helping family flee Gaza’

Israeli footballer Jehezkel leaves Turkey after detention | DW News

What Israelis, Palestinians, US and others say about ‘the day after’ the Gaza war | DW News

Leave a Comment

We don't require your email address, or your name, for anyone to leave a comment. If you do add an email address, you may be notified if there are replies to your comment - we won't use it for any other purpose. Please make respectful comments, which add value, and avoid personal attacks on others. Links are not allowed in comments - 99% of spam comments, attempt to post links. Please describe where people may find additional information - for example "visit the UN website" or "search Google for..." rather than posting a link. Comments failing to adhere to these guidelines will not be published.