Forest Fire in the area of the Turkish resort Marmaris on the coast of the Aegean Sea is largely taken under control, on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who made a second trip to the region.
“We took the territory of the territory. The fire is largely taken under control,” said Erdogan, the words of which are quoted by TASS.
According to him, there are no victims as a result of the fire. For safety purposes, 435 people were evacuated from the fire area, a significant part of them had already returned to their homes, the Turkish president added. Erdogan also said that a group of 61 aircraft and helicopter was involved in the extinguishing of the fire. Almost 4.6 thousand people, 1.2 thousand units of equipment, including special.
extinguish the fire on the ground.
At the same time, the Turkish emergency department warned of a strong wind on Friday in the resort area and called on local residents to vigilance. Wind gusts can reach 40-60 km/h
Note that in accordance with the instructions of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in order to prevent more large-scale forest fires and assistance in extinguishing them in Turkey, the BE-200CS amphibian plane was sent. The plane has already begun extinguishing fires in the province of Mugla.