Shocking photos of fires in Turkey that have already killed at least six

There are already six dead in the dozen fires ravaging southern and western Turkey, after the country’s authorities confirmed on Saturday the death of two firefighters who were trapped in their tanker on Friday. in the southern province of Antalya.

The flames trapped a fire truck with four workers on Friday afternoon in the municipality of Manavgat, where since Wednesday a fire that destroyed large areas of forest and farmland.

Two firefighters were unable to exit the vehicle, while two others did and were injured. They continue to be admitted to hospital, although they are expected to be discharged shortly, according to the Turkish newspaper. Freedom.

The lifeless bodies of the two trapped firefighters were found on Saturday in the vehicle, which climbs up to six the death toll in Turkey, five of them registered in Manavgat, according to a count from the Turkish agency Anatolia.

The fires affect the entire Mediterranean coast of Turkey, from Hatay to the Syrian border to the coastal provinces of the Aegean Sea., with focus in the tourist areas of Marmaris and Bodrum.

On Saturday, authorities had to briefly close the road between Marmaris and Datça, a popular summer destination, to traffic, while in Bodrum the flames approached 150 meters from the city, according to the Hürriyet daily.

The high temperatures in the eastern Mediterranean, around 40 degrees in southern Turkey and expected to continue or even increase in the coming days, facilitate the spread of fires.

The opposition criticized the government for the lack of preventive measures and the shortage of tanker planes, supplied in part by planes from Russia and Ukraine contributing to the extinction efforts.

Photos of Kaan Soyturk Yes Kenan gurbuz of the agency Reuters

(With information from EFE)

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