The fire covered North and South America, Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. Madagascar and Indonesia are red from fires, NASA reports.
Large-scale forest fires are raging on five of the six continents. There is no fire only in Antarctica.
It is known that earlier forest fires broke out in Turkey, particularly near the popular resorts in Bodrum, Marmaris, Antalya, and Sidi. The fire also reached the town of Manavgat, partially covering the central quarters. At the same time, the rest of the country was covered by floods.
Fires in Greece have blocked part of the highway connecting Athens with the northern regions of the country. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes because of the threat.
In addition, victims of forest fires were reported in Italy.
A week ago, there were reports of fires near some popular Turkish resort towns on the Mediterranean and Aegean seas.
What resorts in Turkey are burning
The first is Antalya region, one of the most popular seaside resorts. The town of Side suffered the most from the fire. According to local authorities, a large-scale forest fire broke out in Manavgat, a few kilometers from coastal hotels.
The fire engulfed 1,500 hectares, and the mayor of Antalya (the region’s leading resort town, about 70 kilometers from the fire’s epicenter) said it was the strongest fire he had ever seen in Turkey.
Another popular resort is Marmaris. A fire broke out in a mountain forest near it. Tourists were evacuated from some hotels; officials asked others to pack up and stay closer to the beaches – in case of possible evacuation by sea.
A fire has also been reported near the Bodrum resort. Vacationers from two five-star hotels, which were relatively close to the burning forest, were moved to a safe area.
There was also information about a local forest fire near the town of Gazipash and the airport of the same name near the resort of Alanya.
A subsidiary group of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party called “Children of Fire” claimed responsibility for large-scale forest fires in Turkey.
118 people were detained in Greece on suspicion of intentional or accidental arson. Algeria is suffering from mass forest fires, which have spread to settlements in several areas and killed at least 65 people.
