Officials have said that more than 60 wildfires have erupted across 17 provinces on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts this week, with the presidency vowing to hold to account those responsible for the “attacks”. Buildings including a hotel in the Aegean resort of Marmaris were evacuated due to the blaze, state broadcaster TRT Haber said. Footage showed two separate fires near residential areas in the Aegean summer hotspots of Bodrum, where another hotel was evacuated, and Didim. “Our struggle to contain (the fires) continues, and surely we will contain them. Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast is known for its scorching summer heat, which often causes wildfires.

Source: MetroXpress July 29, 2021 11:01 UTC