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Turkey Evacuates Thousands

Turkey evacuates thousands as firefighters battle wildfires

ANKARA (Reuters) -Firefighters battled wildfires across Turkey on Sunday amid a searing Mediterranean heat-wave, with authorities evacuating more than 3,600 people from settlements in two provinces. Wildfires in the southern provinces of Mersin and Antalya as well as the central province of Usak were largely brought under control,

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Wildfires threaten Turkey’s fourth-largest city as locals evacuate

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1,700 evacuated, firefighter dead as Turkey wildfires tear through major city

Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey

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Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar

“We are going through risky days,” he said, as he called on people in the country to work to prevent fires from starting.

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Greece: Wildfires continue to burn with danger mounting

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Brits in Greece warned as wildfires spread in heatwave

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Greece Battles Wildfires Across Country, Evacuates Villages

Firefighters were battling wildfires near Athens and across Greece on Saturday as the Mediterranean country sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being e...

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Wildfires threaten Turkey's fourth-largest city as locals are evacuated

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Greece gets EU help to battle disastrous wildfires

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‘Apocalyptic’ Turkey wildfires spread as 14 killed in blazes sparked by record 50C heatwave

Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that temperatures would rise by another 10 degrees, starting Saturday. The highest temperatures for July were seen in 132 other locations.

Greece and Turkey wildfires: Killer blazes force tourists and locals to flee

A firefighter has been left dead after horror wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate in both Greece & Turkey with one official warning 'the real difficulties are ahead'

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Firefighters tackle blazes as wildfires break out in Greece, Turkey and Albania

A politician in Turkey described the scene as "an apocalypse" as forests burned and more than 1,100 firefighters battled the flames. Meanwhile, in Greece, some suburbs of Athens have been evacuated.

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Fires engulf Turkey’s Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones

New wildfires have broken out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones.

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Turkey faces 'truly great disaster', warns Erdogan amid raging wildfires and sweltering temperatures across Europe

Thirteen people in Turkey have been killed by the wildfires so far, including 10 volunteers and forestry workers in the central Eskisehir province.

Huge ‘Firenado’ Spirals High Amid Wildfires In Turkey

Watch as a massive firenado churns in Turkey. Deadly and extreme wildfires have spread across the country this summer, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

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Fires started by humans spread to much larger areas

Wildfires that erupt naturally usually start due to lightning strikes. However, lightning-caused fires generally affect a smaller area due to rainfall or ambient humidity. In human-caused fires, this is not the case, so they can quickly affect larger areas. So, what measures can be taken in this situation?