Over 1,000 people evacuated in Turkey due to wildfire

A forest fire in northwest Turkey has been going on for 11 hours, over a thousand people have been evacuated, the Milliyet newspaper reported.

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A major forest fire that has broken out in Turkey’s northwest Çanakkale province has yet to be brought under control as authorities are preparing for the worst-case scenario, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı said earlier. 8 planes, 26 helicopters, about 180 units of ground equipment are involved in fire extinguishing operations.

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“In the fight against fire, 11 hours have already been left behind,” the newspaper writes.

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It is specified that 1104 people were evacuated in ten settlements as a precaution.