A fire that spread through settlements in Turkey killed 11. Greece evacuates villages for safety [Video]

FILE – Firefighters work to extinguish a fire burning near Kumkoy, in Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Multiple people were killed Friday after a fire that started with the burning of crop stubble spread through settlements in southeast Turkey. (Sercan Ozkurnazli/Dia Photo via AP, File) (Sercan Ozkurnazli)

ANKARA – A fire that apparently started in crop stubble spread through settlements in southeast Turkey overnight, killing 11 people and leaving dozens of others requiring medical treatment, officials and news reports said Friday.

In neighboring Greece, authorities evacuated several villages in the southern Peloponnese region because of wildfires.

The blaze in Turkey broke out in an area between the provinces of Diyarbakir and Mardin. Fanned by winds, it moved quickly through the villages of Koksalan, Yazcicegi and Bagacik, Diyarbakir Gov. Ali Ihsan Su said. The fire was brought under control early Friday.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca posted on X that 11 people were killed. …

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