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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brydie Monaghan

Video shows Turkey wildfire rage as locals in Bursa tackle blaze

      • Wildfires have threatened Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes.
      • Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa spread rapidly, casting a red glow over the city’s eastern suburbs.
      • The Bursa governor’s office confirmed that 1,765 people were safely evacuated from villages to the northeast.
      • More than 1,100 firefighters are actively battling the flames.
      • The highway linking Bursa to the capital, Ankara, was closed as surrounding forests continued to burn.

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