Turkey wildfires: Despair and questions as forests burn
Al Jazeera
Devastating wildfires have burned forests and villages, killing at least eight and burned through huge tracts of land.
Manavgat, Turkey – Turkey’s southern coastline is burning. On the wooded hills of Antalya’s Manavgat district, plumes of thick smoke appear in the sky one after another as each time a forest fire is brought under control, another seems to ignite. A blood-red sun shines through the sallow haze and as visibility clears, the charred, skeletal remains of what were forests and villages are revealed. This, many believe, is just the latest sign the world is entering an era of climate crisis, and Turkey is not prepared for it. Over the past six days, 132 destructive blazes have raged through southern and other parts of Turkey, killing eight people and burning at least 1,200km (745 miles) of land, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
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