Wildfires in Turkey threaten beach resorts | DW News

The death toll from wildfires raging on Turkey’s southern coast rose to four, as dozens of villages and some hotels were evacuated.

Firefighters were still tackling wildfires in 20 locations in six provinces in Turkey’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean region, said Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli.

More than 60 wildfires have broken out across 17 provinces on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts this week, but most have since been extinguished.

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