Apocalyptic’ Turkey wildfires spread as 14 killed in blazes sparked by record 50C heatwave - More than a thousand firefighters are battling flames outside the country’s fourth-largest city, Bursa

AT least 17 people have been killed in apocalyptic wildfires tearing through Turkey as record-breaking 50C heat and howling winds fuel devastation across the eastern Mediterranean. The infernos

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

In the past month, wildfires in different areas of Turkey have caused the deaths of at least 17 people.These fires have become especially dangerous and destructive due to extremely high temperatures which are making the situation worsen in

Firefighters in Turkey and Albania are battling multiple wildfires after days of record-breaking heat across the Mediterranean. Dozens of villages were evacuated, and temperatures soared past 50°C, highlighting the region’s escalating climate vulnerability.

Turkey has been hit by a record high temperature of 50.5 degrees as southeastern Europe reels under a heat wave and battles wildfires.

The previous heat record in temperature, recorded in August 2023, was 49.5 deg C. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Turkey has recorded a new national heat record of 50.5°C, fuelling wildfires and water shortages as the region faces an extreme heatwave.