Turkey has launched an international appeal for help to control the fires that have raged across the country in recent days. This fire has been described as one of the worst heat waves in decades and has intensified in the southeast. Europe.
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was criticized, and after news that Turkey had no firefighting aircraft, the Istanbul authorities got the water drop aircraft promised by the European Union. The country has fought deadly wildfires on its coastline for the sixth consecutive day.
So far this year, nearly 95,000 hectares of land have been destroyed by the fire, compared with an average of 13,516 hectares during the same period from 2008 to 2020. The satellite image released by the Turkish Ministry of Defense shows the extent of the damage, the forest area is darkened and smoke is still visible.
Wildfires also broke out in most parts of southern Europe, including Greece, Spain, and Italy, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), forcing hundreds of people to evacuate.
The temperature reaches 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) Greece, This is the use of old power stations to respond to air-conditioning needs. Workers in poor health are also allowed to take leave.
Earlier Saturday, a fire broke out near Patras in the west. Greece Five villages have been evacuated. Eight people in the area were hospitalized with burns and respiratory problems.
Cyprus recovered from a major wildfire last month and has been patrolling in response to the water drop aircraft when the fire broke out. “If you don’t immediately respond to any outbreak on a large scale, things may soon become difficult,” Forest Service Director Charalambos Alexandru told state media.
At least 5 people were injured, more than 30 people were treated for inhaling mild smoke, vacationers were Wildfire destroyed the pine forest near Pescara beach, Italy. According to authorities, the country has recorded more than 800 wildfires, most of which occurred in Sicily. After a series of wildfires broke out in Palermo and Catania, hundreds of tourists and residents were evacuated from their homes.
Fabrizio Curcio, head of the Italian Civil Defense Department, said: “We have gone through difficult years in the fight against wildfires, but this year may be the worst year.” “Only. In the last week, about 33% of calls for help were made.”
Dan Mitchell, a professor of climate science at the University of Bristol, told the Associated Press that the heat wave in Southeast Europe “is not unexpected at all and is likely to be exacerbated by man-made climate change.”
