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Fire leaves five dead, dozens injured in Turkey's Diyarbakir, Mardin

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 21 Jun 2024 10:18
2 Min Read

The Turkish interior minister reveals that the fire began late Thursday in an area approximately 30 kilometers south of Diyarbakir, spreading rapidly due to strong winds and impacting five villages.

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  • A photo of the wildfires in Diyarbakir on June 20, 2024 in Southeastern Turkey (X/@Yesilizm2)
    A photo of the wildfires in Diyarbakir on June 20, 2024, in Southeastern Turkey (X/@Yesilizm2)

Five individuals have died and numerous were injured – ten in critical condition – as a result of the wildfires that went ablaze in villages in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakir and Mardin regions overnight, according to the Turkish health minister on Friday.

As the summer approaches, temperatures are already on a skyrocketing incline, leaving wildfires as a matter of time – not if, but when. 

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca posted on X: "Five people lost their lives and 44 were injured, with 10 in critical condition," adding that four emergency teams and 35 ambulances were dispatched to the affected areas.

Diyarbakır’ın Çınar ilçesinin Köksalan mahallesi ve YazçiçeÄŸi köyü ile Mardin’in Mazıdağı ilçesi YücebaÄŸ ve Yetkinler köyünde meydana gelen yangında 5 kiÅŸi hayatını kaybetti, 10’u ağır 44 kiÅŸi yangından etkilendi. Diyarbakır’da 3, Mardin’de 2 can kaybımız var. Olay sebebi ile 35…

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) June 21, 2024

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That was followed by a post from Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya who explained that the fire broke out late Thursday in an area approximately 30 kilometers south of Diyarbakir, before spreading rapidly due to strong winds and impacting five villages.

"Unfortunately three citizens of the Diyarbakir area and two in the Mardin area lost their lives," he wrote on X.

Diyarbakır İli Çınar ilçesi Köksalan Kırsal Mahallesinde saat 22:15’te anız ile örtü yangını olarak baÅŸlayan ve rüzgârın ÅŸiddetiyle YazçiçeÄŸi, BaÄŸrık ve AÄŸaçsever mahallelerini etkileyen yangın,

Mardin Mazıdağı ilçesi YücebaÄŸ, Åženyuva ve Yetkinler mahallesi istikametine doÄŸru…

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 21, 2024

Update:

The number of people killed in wildfires that swept through several villages in Turkey's southeast has risen to 11, the health minister said on Friday.

"11 people lost their lives" when the fires hit several villages in Mardin and Diyarbakir provinces, Fahrettin Koca wrote on X.

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