Turkey contains a total of 191 wildfires in 44 provinces and efforts are underway to put out the remaining 13 blazes in six provinces – agriculture and forestry minister
A volunteer from a nearby village uses a shovel to help contain smouldering forest fires in the hills of a recently burnt area near Kavaklidere, a town in Mugla province, Turkey, August 5, 2021.
Efforts are underway to put out the remaining 13 blazes in six provinces - Adana, Antalya, Aydin, Denizli, Isparta and Mugla - Bekir Pakdemirli saidAccording to official figures, at least eight people have lost their lives since the fires started in south and southwestern Turkey on July 28. These are supported by a total of 23 aircraft from different countries, including five aircraft and three helicopters from Russia, three aircraft and four helicopters from Ukraine, two amphibious aircraft from Spain, an amphibious aircraft from Croatia, and an aircraft and two helicopters from Azerbaijan, he told reporters in Marmaris district in the southern province of Mugla.
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