8 left dead in Turkey wild fires shaking tourism business

The Turkey  fires, which have been burning since Wednesday, have left around 8 people dead according to an international news agency.

In the city of Bodrum, three five-star hotels were reportedly evacuated.

A woman try to put out a fire. Internet photo

By Saturday two more fatalities were confirmed which were among the thousands of people who have been battling almost 100 separate blazes in resorts and villages on Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean coasts – a major tourist region.

Officials say all but 10 of the fires have now been brought under control.

Investigators are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately, amid reports that one suspected arsonist has been detained.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday visited the town of Manavgat, were five fire-related deaths have been confirmed.

Mr Erdogan vowed that the government would do everything to help hundreds of people affected by the disaster to rebuild their lives.

The president has been heavily criticised for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country

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Muwanga Deo

About the Author: Muwanga Deo

I am a journalist by profession having worked with former Record Television in 2019 and a current affairs news writer since 2019 to-date