Flames are closing in on Turkey’s fourth-largest city as wildfires that have killed at least 14 people continue to ravage the country.
More than 1,500 people have fled their homes and one firefighter has died as overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa, in northwest Turkey, have spread rapidly
Flames have scorched 3,000 hectares around the city and more than 1,100 firefighters have battled the flames around Bursa, while the highway linking the city to the capital, Ankara, has been closed as surrounding forests burn
A firefighter died from a heart attack while on the job, the city’s mayor, Mustafa Bozbey, said in a statement. The governor’s office stated on Sunday that 1,765 people had been safely evacuated from villages to the northeast.
FluffySprinkles25 on
Absolutely devastating. Wildfires this intense are no longer rare outliers, they’re becoming the new normal in a warming world
SplendidPunkinButter on
This sure is happening a lot lately 😢
UnderstandingNo5667 on
If Turkey haven’t figured out wildfire fighting drones yet then I guess they’re not that close to becoming a reality
Odd-Organization-740 on
I remember how chilly it was in May this year. Many people were saying “lol, so much for global warming”, even though last summer everywhere was BURNING and I knew it was going to be burning again this summer. Wtf is wrong with people? Why do they have the memory span of a fish? Literally when this is over in August/September, everyone will forget it until next summer.
Unlikely-Stage-4237 on
This is basically every summer since 2010. Really sorry for Turkish victims though.
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Flames are closing in on Turkey’s fourth-largest city as wildfires that have killed at least 14 people continue to ravage the country.
More than 1,500 people have fled their homes and one firefighter has died as overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa, in northwest Turkey, have spread rapidly
Flames have scorched 3,000 hectares around the city and more than 1,100 firefighters have battled the flames around Bursa, while the highway linking the city to the capital, Ankara, has been closed as surrounding forests burn
A firefighter died from a heart attack while on the job, the city’s mayor, Mustafa Bozbey, said in a statement. The governor’s office stated on Sunday that 1,765 people had been safely evacuated from villages to the northeast.
Absolutely devastating. Wildfires this intense are no longer rare outliers, they’re becoming the new normal in a warming world
This sure is happening a lot lately 😢
If Turkey haven’t figured out wildfire fighting drones yet then I guess they’re not that close to becoming a reality
I remember how chilly it was in May this year. Many people were saying “lol, so much for global warming”, even though last summer everywhere was BURNING and I knew it was going to be burning again this summer. Wtf is wrong with people? Why do they have the memory span of a fish? Literally when this is over in August/September, everyone will forget it until next summer.
This is basically every summer since 2010. Really sorry for Turkish victims though.