‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/world/turkey-wildfires-manavgat-six-dead-intl/index.html

By Gul Tuysuz andArwa Damon, CNN

Updated 12:26 PM ET, Sun August 1, 2021

Wildfires in southern Turkey leave several dead

    Wildfires in southern Turkey leave several dead02:25

    Manavgat, Turkey (CNN)In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country.”The animals are on fire,” 56-year-old resident, Muzeyyan Kacar, told CNN. “Everything is going to burn. Our land, our animals and our house. What else do we have anyway?”Hundreds of miles west, in the tourist hotspot of Bodrum, more than 1,000 people were evacuated by boat on both Sunday and Saturday to escape the wildfires.

      At least eight people have died in more than 100 blazes that broke out earlier this week, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. The flames have been fueled by scorching summer temperatures and conditions that experts say have been worsened by climate change.https://a325fe3ea676b59ee7e93b51e51170b9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

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