2024 Turkey wildfires
| 2024 Turkey wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | June 2024-ongoing |
| Location | Southeastern Turkey |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Total fires | 74 |
| Burned area | 31,900+ |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 12+ |
| Non-fatal injuries | 78+, 5 critically |
| Livestock losses | "Hundreds killed" |
| Season | |
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2025 → | |
The 2024 Turkey wildfires were a series of wildfires that broke out in Turkey throughout 2024 and spread as a result of strong winds and dry conditions. As of 24 June 2024, the most impacted region was in Diyarbakır province, where a mid-June fire killed at least 12 people and caused at least 78 injuries.[2]
June[edit]
In mid-June 2024, a severe wildfire grew across Southeastern Turkey, affecting mainly Kurdish-majority regions and killing at least 12 people. The fire started from burning of crop stubble in rural Koksalan at around 22:15 TRT (19:15 UTC), and spread into five villages, including Yazcicegi and Bagacik in the Çınar, Diyarbakır municipality due to strong winds. At least 78 people suffered from fire-related injuries and smoke inhalation, with five people requiring intensive care. In addition, hundreds of livestock were killed.[2][3]
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party criticized the government's fire response due to it only using ground forces when they claimed that water bombers were necessary to stop the conflagration before widespread damage occurred.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "At least 11 killed in southeast Turkey wildfires". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ a b France-Presse, Agence (2024-06-22). "Turkey wildfire kills 12, devastates flocks". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Wildfires hit areas of southeastern Turkey, deaths reported". DW. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-21.