Forest fire in #Manavgat

The forest fires started in four different parts of Antalya, have spread to the residential areas. “We do not know what we are dealing with,” Mayor of Manavgat, a district of Antalya, said.
Forest fires spreading fast

District Governor of #Manavgat Mustafa Yiğit: "We are experiencing an unprecedented fire. We hope that there will be no loss of life. The fire has spread to the cemetery in Evrenseki. We are doing our best."

📹@yilmaz_fatmaa

Minister of Agriculture & Forestry Pakdemirli announced "there is only one loss of life in the #Manavgat Fire and 10 people were stranded in the area."

Life activists are drawing attention to thousands of animals that lost their lives, in reaction to human-oriented statements. Image
Minister of Agriculture & Forestry Pakdemirli stated that the
Ministry does not have any air tanker or firefighting helicopters.

"On the President's order, we have started to take action to buy air tankers. We will use spacecraft in this area, if it is needed." Image
On social media users are asking why government appointed a trustee to Turkish Aeronautical Association and sold the planes, refused to upgrade the operations and prepare for fires.

Minister Pakdemirli, "fortunately the fires are moving towards the sea."

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🔥Government-appointed Turkish Aeronautical Association chair Aşçı when asked why he was absent as there were dozens of devastating fires across Turkey, "I had another engagement; I had to participate a wedding ceremony of the girl whom we have supported since childhood." Image

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