Türkiye races to contain major wildfires as hundreds evacuated
Türkiye remained on high alert on July 30, as authorities battled a wave of forest fires across the country’s southern and western regions, with hundreds of residents evacuated after flames threatened settlements.
Some 110 of the 115 wildfires that broke out since July 28 were fully extinguished, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı told reporters on July 30 during his visit to the fire coordination center in the capital Ankara.
“Fires in some districts in Balıkesir, Çanakkale and Antalya have also been brought under control.”
He said firefighting efforts were continuing in Gömeç in the northwestern province of Balıkesir and Seydikemer in the southwestern province of Muğla, expressing confidence that both blazes would be contained within hours.
