Violent forest fires are raging in Turkey.
Residents flee with their animals.
The number of deaths is increasing.
A German-Turkish couple was killed by the fire.
Antalya - For six days, the fire brigade in Turkey has been fighting against innumerable forest fires.
Fire eats its way mercilessly through forests and bushes.
Violent winds fan the flames.
Many fires are still out of control.
The south-west Turkish provinces of Antalya and Mugla are particularly hard hit.
Numerous places were evacuated, including the resort of Turunc in Marmaris.
As the Turkish newspaper
Hürriyet
reported, tourists were brought to safety by boat from the town in a bay.
On Monday, the temperatures in the affected Turkish regions were just under 40 degrees.
All of southern Europe is currently suffering from an extreme heat wave.
Forest fires in Turkey-Antalya: German-Turkish couple dies in the flames
The death toll from the forest fires has risen to eight.
A German-Turkish couple has been found dead near their home in Manavgat (Antalya), reports the Turkish news agency DHA.
The woman (60) and her husband (58) met at school in Germany and got married.
Andrea and Fahri emigrated to the Turkish Riviera 15 years ago.
As the fire neared their house, the couple fled in a panic.
They tried to escape on a dirt road to the village's water tank 300 meters away.
But the two apparently did not want to leave their dogs behind in the flames.
They turned back and looked for their dogs in the forest
“They thought of their dogs during the fire.
They went into the fire to find and bring their dogs.
They died trying to save the dogs, ”a friend told the DHA news agency.
The couple was therefore missing for four days.
Then their bodies were found 500 meters from their home.
Particularly tragic.
A dog was waiting for his mistress and master in front of the burned gate of the house.
The mongrel had survived the fire roller.
His paws were burned.
Animal rights activists took care of the injured animal.
Forest fires in Turkey - many fires out of control
The situation on the Bodrum peninsula is devastating.
People are on the run from the fire.
Videos in social networks show how the flames keep spreading rapidly.
Residents and emergency services try to bring the forest fires under control by all means.
Of 132 fires, 125 were brought under control, said the Minister of Forestry and Agriculture, Bekir Pakdemirli, on Monday, according to the state news agency Anadolu.
Turkey has asked the European Union for help.
Three fire-fighting planes, one from Croatia and two from Spain, had been mobilized, according to a communication from the EU Commission.
According to official Turkish information, fire-fighting planes were also requested from Ukraine, Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
Scorching heat causes a power outage in Turkey
During the scorching heat, there was also a power outage in Turkey: In Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa and Mersin, the power went out on Monday, as Andadolu reported.
Reason: Air conditioning systems have been running at full speed for days, electricity consumption has risen sharply, said the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.
In Italy and Greece, too, thousands of fire fighters are relentlessly fighting numerous forest fires.
A heavy fire broke out in Pescara (Abruzzo).
The wind blew sparks all the way to the beach and lit parasols.
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