Wildfires threaten Turkiye’s fourth-largest city | Climate Crisis News

Wildfires threaten Turkiye’s fourth-largest city | Climate Crisis News

Huge fires around Bursa, Turkiye’s fourth-largest city, broke out over the weekend, leading to more than 3,500 people fleeing their homes. On Monday morning, fog-like smoke from fires and smouldering foliage hung over the city. Unseasonably high temperatures, dry conditions, and strong winds have been fuelling the wildfires, with Turkiye and other parts of the … Read more

Wildfires fanned by strong winds scorch Turkiye’s Izmir | Wildlife News

Wildfires fanned by strong winds scorch Turkiye’s Izmir | Wildlife News

Firefighters are battling wildfires for the second day in Turkiye’s western province of Izmir, according to local authorities and media reports. The blaze in Kuyucak and Doganbey areas of Izmir was fanned overnight by winds reaching 40-50kmph (25-30mph), and four villages and two neighbourhoods had been evacuated, Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said on Monday. Helicopters, … Read more

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