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Forest area burns in southern Turkey

Other News Materials 5 August 2013 14:25 (UTC +04:00)
A forest area is burning in the village of Gulderen in the Turkish Hatay province.
Forest area burns in southern Turkey

Azerbaijan, Baku, August 5 /Trend, A.Taghiyeva/

A forest area is burning in the village of Gulderen in the Turkish Hatay province, Anadolu agency reported on Monday.

According to the report the fire broke out at night and spread over a large area due to strong winds. Fire trucks, two helicopters and two fire planes were involved in extinguishing the fire.

Forest fires have been continuing in Turkey since the end of last month. Earlier, there were large fires in the forests of the Mugla and Balıkesir provinces.

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