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Emergency services used helicopters carrying tanks of water in the latest efforts to control wildfires in Turkey’s south-eastern province of Hatay. Three villages in the region were evacuated after the wildfires began to threaten nearby residential areas. According to local officials, at least seven houses were burned to the ground. The fires in Turkey are the latest in a string of extreme weather events happening globally as record breaking temperatures are recorded across Europe, Asia and the United States
Extreme heatwave live updates: hundreds of millions from US to Europe and Asia hit by severe heat
Date: July 17, 2023