Turkiye's authorities were working to contain wildfires in the Aegean coastal province of Izmir on Monday (June 30) as around 20 houses in the area were engulfed in flames.
00:00An elderly man was rescued by personnel from Turkey's IHHNGO from his home during a raging forest fire in western Turkey on Sunday.
00:12Wildfires in Izmir province entered its second day as the situation was worsened by strong winds.
00:18Authorities said many houses had been engulfed and firefighters had been deployed to combat the fires on the ground
00:24with the help of helicopters and planes that dropped water on the fire from the air.
00:30These residents said their 40 years of memories and investment in their house had been wiped out by the fire.
00:38They said this incident would serve as a lesson for people who live in fire hazard areas.
00:46The government said the fire in residential areas had been mostly contained.
00:50Şu ana kadar 4 köy ve 2 mahallenin tedbir amacıyla boşaltıldığını söylemiştim.
00:57Hasar tespit çalışmalarını ekipler yapıyorlar.
00:59Çevre Şehircilik Bakanlığı ekiplerimiz de yangınların tamamen kontrol alındığı bilgisinden sonra sahaya çıkacaklar.
01:08Şu ana kadar yangınlardan etkilendiğini söyleyen 21 vatandaşımız işte dumandan ya da farklı sebeplerle bunların tamamı ayakta tedaviyle evlerine geri dönmüş durumda.
01:22Firefighters are still battling to contain the wildfires in the coastal area.
01:26Turkey's coastal regions have been ravaged by wildfires in recent years, as summers have become hotter and drier, which scientists say is a result of human-induced climate change.
