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Wildfire rages throughout 13 different provinces of Turkey
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Wildfire rages throughout 13 different provinces of Turkey

The wildfire that started in Southern Turkey have been going on for 3 days. However, authorities have got majority of the fires under control INTANBUL, TURKEY - On Wednesday 28th July, forest wildfire started erupting in several southern Turkey provinces along the Mediterranean coast including Mersin, Osmaniye, Adana, Antalya, and Kahramanmaraş. The small blazes of fire grew onto being massive forest fires. With fast moving winds the fires moved towards residential cities and have affected many up until now. The fires have also affected tourist areas and destinations and have caused mass evacuations. According to reports the wildfires have injured more than 400 people and have caused 6 causalities. The wildfire; spread and destruction The wildfire that first broke out in 4 pr...