Turkey Evacuates Foreign Tourists As Wildfires Threaten Resorts

Turkish Coastguard vessels have evacuated foreign tourists from beaches in south-western Turkey, where raging bushfires are now threatening hotels and resorts.

In a viral video, tourists can be seen wheeling their suitcases along the road while smoke from forest fires billowed into the sky.

Russian and Danish tourists were among the thousands of people who have been battling almost 100 separate wildfires in resorts and villages on Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean coasts.

Six people have died and more than 500 needed hospital treatment in Turkey’s Mediterranean towns from fires that have raged across the country since Wednesday, according to international media.

The active blazes are threatening several popular Mediterranean coastal resorts, the media reported.

Thousands of firefighters are currently battling wildfires in villages and resorts on Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean coasts.

Turkish authorities revealed on early Friday that bringing the fires under control might take time.

Meanwhile, they reported that the police are conducting an investigation to determine if some of the fires were a result of arson.

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