BSS
  21 Jun 2024, 11:40

Five dead, dozens hurt in wildfires in southeastern Turkey: minister

 

ISTANBUL, June 21, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Five people died and dozens were hurt, 10
of them seriously, as wildfires swept through several villages in
southeastern Turkey overnight, the health minister said Friday.

"Five people died and 44 were injured, 10 seriously," when the blaze swept
through two areas near the southeastern city of Mardin, Health Minister
Fahrettin Koca wrote on X, formerly Twitter.