Death toll from wildfires in Turkey mounts to 8, coastal resorts affected

The death toll from wildfires in southern Turkey mounted to eight on Sunday, with blazes still raging in coastal resort towns.

The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns. Two more people died on Sunday due to wildfires in the southern town of Manavgat, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding that 10 others were receiving treatment in hospital in the area.