Fires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate

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Dozens of villages were evacuated in tourist hotspots in southern Turkey on Sunday as wildfires that have claimed eight lives raged for a fifth ...

A temperature of 49.1 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southeastern town of Cizre on Jul 20.Turkey's defence ministry released satellite images showing the extent of the damage, with forest areas turned black and smoke still visible.More than 330 people have received medical treatment since the fires in Turkey broke out.

Five villages have been evacuated and eight people were hospitalised with burns and respiratory problems in the region, which remains on alert.The mayor of nearby village Aigialeias, Dimitris Kalogeropoulos, called it"an immense catastrophe". "We slept outside overnight, terrified that we would not have a house when we woke up," a Labiri resident told Greek TV station Skai.

 

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