Wildfires kill two in western Turkey, little-known group claims arson attacks

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Two people died in wildfire sweeping Turkey's western Izmir province on Tuesday, as blazes raged for a seventh day across several regions.  The latest casualties were a backhoe operator and an 81-year-old bedridden man, both of whom died in Izmir’s Odemis district as wildfires swept through the area.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yuaevybn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two people died in wildfires sweeping Turkey's western Izmir province on Tuesday as blazes

00:07raged for a seventh day across several regions.

00:11The latest casualties were a backhoe operator and an 81-year-old bedridden man, both of

00:16whom died in Izmir's Odemes district as wildfires swept through the area.

00:22A little-known group called Children of Fire claimed responsibility for dozens of arson

00:28attacks across six cities.

00:31Wildfires in western Turkey have damaged around 200 homes, with victims provided temporary

00:37accommodation.

00:38About 50,000 people were evacuated earlier this week as fires spread, driven by high temperatures,

00:44low humidity and strong winds.

00:46New blazes also broke out Thursday in Antalya and forested areas near Istanbul, though authorities

00:53have contained several.

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