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The death toll in a forest fire that hit South Turkey rose to 4

Ankara, Turkey: The victim died in a raging forest fires in South Turkey rose to four when the fire crew on Friday struggled against the fire that burned the house and forced people to evacuate the village and beach resort.
Firefighters still handle forest fires in 14 locations in six provinces in the Mediterranean and South Turkey Aegean region, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.
A total of 57 other forest fires broke out in the middle of strong winds and scorched heat have been controlled since Wednesday, he said.
The worst fire was in the area of ​​Manavgat and Akseki in Antalya Province, where strong winds pushed fire to settlements on Wednesday.
A 82-year-old man and married couple died, more than 50 people were hospitalized and dozens of houses were burned.
More than 25 environments or villages are evacuated.
Meanwhile, a 25-year-old volunteer died in another fire near the Turkish Resort Marmaris, 320 kilometers (200 miles) west of Antalya on Thursday night, raising the fourth death.
The government managed by the government said the man took the drinking water to firefighters but got a motorcycle accident and killed in fire.
The mountain fire in Marmaris briefly threatened a vacation home and hotel on Thursday while guests at a luxury hotel at the Aegean Coastal Resort Guvercinlik, near the city of Bodrum, was evacuated by boat, report said.
Azerbaijan announced that it would send 500 emergency workers, helicopters and other equipment to help Turkey, close allies, fight Blazes.
Erdogan said Azerbaijan will also provide AMFIBI firefighters, in addition to fire extinguishers sent from Russia and Ukraine.
Greek neighbors also offer help.
In Greece, the authorities on Friday ordered additional fire patrols and infrastructure inspections when the country wrestled with heat waves fed by hot air from Africa which is expected to last more than a week.
Temperature in Greece and the closest countries in Southeast Europe are expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit) Monday in many cities and cities and easier next week.
Turkish authorities launched an investigation into a fire on Thursday.
The mayor for Marmaris said he could not rule out “sabotage” as a cause of fire there.
Erdogan said Friday that the Ministry of Home Affairs and intelligence services were “involved in intense efforts” to explain forest fires.
Forest fires often occur in the Mediterranean and Turkish Aegean regions during the summer months of Arid, although some of the previous forest fires have been blamed for combustion or banning Kurdish guerrillas.
In other Turkish provinces, the authorities expressed the prohibition of people who entered the forest in an effort to prevent more fire.

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