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The 2024 Turkey wildfires were a series of wildfires that broke out in Turkey throughout 2024 and spread as a result of strong winds and dry conditions. As of 24 June 2024, the most impacted region was in Diyarbakır province, where a mid-June fire killed at least 12 people and caused at least 78 injuries.
A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said as ...
Aerial footage shows helicopters fighting wildfires as they continued to ravage Turkey on 18 July. The Turkish Ministry of National Defence stated: “We provide aerial support to the firefighting ...
Wildfires have broken out in Turkey, prompting the evacuation of residential neighbourhoods affected by the blazes. Temperatures in parts of the country were predicted to hit at least 39C on ...
The 2020 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents. Below is a partial list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2020. Asia
The fire spread at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h), the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history. [37] 1937 1,700 acres (690 ha) Blackwater Creek Fire: Wyoming Killed 15 firefighters. [28] 1947: 175,000 acres (71,000 ha) Great Fires of 1947: Maine: A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed.
Three wildfires broke out in northwestern Turkey earlier this week: in the Eceabat district of Canakkale province, in the Goynuk district of Bolu province, and in Manisa province's Gordes district.
In February 2020, two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray in Turkey's eastern Van Province. The first, on 4 February, buried two vehicles, leading to a rescue operation involving around 350 people. The second, on 5 February, occurred while this operation was ongoing.