The flames on the north coast of the Aegean Sea in Turkey are localized, but the threat remains for cities and pine forests in the province of Chanankale.
Due to forest fires on Monday, the Dardanella Strait was temporarily closed for shipping so that firefighters could refuel water from the sea. It is a strategic sea route for carrying oil and gas from Black Sea and Central Asia. The motion was quickly restored after the start of the stew. It reports about it Bloomberg On Tuesday, August 12.
The flames are caused by strong winds and extreme weather.
According to Anadolu, the flames on the north coast of the Aegean Sea in Turkey are localized, but the threat remains for cities and pine forests in the province of Chanankale. About 2.9 thousand people fled.
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Large European territories this week suffer from fires due to heat and strong winds. In France, Spain, Croatia, Serbia and Romania, red warnings were announced about dangerous heat.
In Spain, on Monday night, hundreds of people fled because of a fire outside Madrid, as a result of which a person died. In Greece at night, fires occurred on the islands of Zakinf and Kefalonium, as well as in the Acarning Etlia region. In the Peloponnese, in Athens and in Evebay, there is a very high risk of fires.
Forest fires move to Montenegro – near Podgorica and in the tourist areas on the coast. The country has turned away for international assistance, and Serbia has already sent fire helicopters.
In Italy and Scotland, the fires were forced to close the districts near the National Park Vesuvius and Hill Arthurs-Sit for visit.
Note that in Turkey the number of dead since the end of June due to forest fires rose to 17.
Later, on July 25, New Forest fires exploded on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, in connection with the government’s two western provinces of the country with natural disaster zones.
As reported, in the Turkish city of Silopi, the Shirnak province recorded a new complete temperature record for Europe – 50.5 ° C.
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