A forest fire broke out in the Amazon Bay in the Mugla region near Turkish Marmaris on June 21. 14 aircraft and 20 helicopters are involved in fighting the fire.
Due to the fire, residential buildings near the area were evacuated and sabotage is considered among the causes of the fire.
This was reported by Hurriyet.
In a short time, under the influence of the wind, the fire spread over a wide area, the flame quickly spread towards Otluk Bay and covered an area of more than 200 hectares.
< p>1494 rescuers, 363 units of general use equipment and 39 construction vehicles were involved in the fire extinguishing.
Following the developments, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirishi and the Minister of the Interior Suleyman Soylu arrived in the region to inspect the work on fire.
“We need to be more careful and careful. At the moment, the distance to settlements is 3.5-4 kilometers“, Kirishi said.
” Our friends in the forest, our friends in the gendarmerie and the police make their assessments.It's a diversion or a natural cause – they're estimating“, Soylu said.
Marmaris'ten gelen haberler hiç iyi değil. Yeni bir felakete doğru adım adım gidiliyor. Belediye Baskanı Mehmet Oktay, gece görüşlü helikopter olmadığı için müdahalenin durma noktasına geldiğini söylüyor.
Tüm bunlar geçen yıl yaşanmıştı, neden önlem alınmadı? pic.twitter.com/utR32rxMIT— Batuhan Çolak (@batuhancolak33) June 21, 2022
“Due to strong winds, it was difficult to deal with the fire. Now all the institutions are on alert. We hope that we can bring it under control when the wind eases. It is difficult to assess how much the fire has engulfed the area. We are all focused on put out the fire together,” said Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay.
The publication noted that the fire broke out simultaneously at three different points, which increases the likelihood of sabotage.
Kahraman personelimiz, askerimiz, polisimiz, belediyelerimiz ve devletimizin tüm kurumları sahada topyekûn yangınla mücadele halinde.
#Marmaris pic.twitter.com/kcbXSSGcGN
— Orman Genel Müdürlüğü (@OGMgovtr) June 21, 2022
Recall that in the Black Sea on June 21, mining platforms, known to Ukrainians as “rigs” continued to burn Boyko”. The invaders could not put out the fire all day.
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