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As wildfires rage in Turkey and southern Europe, local officials plead for help

by AgAir Update Staff
August 3, 2021
in Aerial Fire News, International Operations
Reading Time: 1 min read
As wildfires rage in Turkey and southern Europe, local officials plead for help

ISTANBUL — Amid a sixth day of raging wildfires in southern Turkey, the European Union and neighboring countries sent planes to assist in bringing the blazes under control Monday, as residents and local officials implored the government to provide more firefighting resources.

The fires, in areas around the southern city of Antalya and parts of Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, have killed eight people so far, razed farms and miles of pine forest, and forced evacuations from villages, towns and resorts at the peak of the tourist season.

Rescuers raced to save animals as livestock were burned alive. Satellite photos showed vast areas of once verdant coastline blackened by the inferno.

Read more on this story at the Washington Post

Tags: Aerial FirefightingTurkey

AgAir Update Staff

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