As a result of a large forest fire in Turkish Antalya, 53 people were injured, most of them inhaled smoke. The fire has already spread over an area of 15 km, four areas have been evacuated. What caused the fire has not yet been established. All tourist excursions in the area of the fire have been canceled.
The fire started near the Manavgat resort. Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mukhittin Insekt said that the fire broke out at four different points and that law enforcement agencies have already begun an investigation. Due to the strong wind, the fire quickly spread to the nearby settlements and agricultural land. Smoke from the fire reached the hotels.
Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that 53 people have already been injured. Of these, 51 asked for help, said the head of the Antalya Department of Health, Unal Huldu. “47 of them … will be discharged after oxygen therapy. One received 30% burns (body.— “B”), one more has a broken foot. At the moment, none of them are in a life-threatening condition, ”he clarified (quoted from NTV).
Due to power outages, 28 districts in the fire zone were left without water supply, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry said. An airplane, 19 helicopters, 6 bulldozers, 103 fire engines, as well as almost 1,000 people are involved in extinguishing the fire, Interfax reports.
The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Antalya reported that they have not yet received complaints from Russian tourists. “According to the leading tour operators, all tourist excursions in the specified region have been suspended and canceled until the situation normalizes,” the diplomatic mission added. Rosturizm monitors the situation with fires and recommends tourists not to leave the territory of the hotels.
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