saw on Thursday first Anniversary of worst forest fire Southern Province of Turkey of I have ever seen Antalya. City of Manavgat was at the epicenter of The fire that was extinguished in 10 days. One year on about 60 thousand hectares (about 148,200 acres) of fell once reduced To ash greener again While the houses are burning down in The fire reconstructed.
After the scorched lands have cooled, off Debris has been removed, and recovery Operation started in Manavgat, which suffered the most among the cities hit from forest fires, including Akseki, Gündoğmuş, İbradı and Alanya.
The fire claimed six Lives, countless animals and more From 1000 buildings, from barns to small Village houses, were destroyed. Housing Development Department of Turkey (Toki) started rebuilding work in The area in local architectural style, featuring terraces and barns, with long-term loans for reimbursement. Authority plans to me complete more from 600 new Houses later this year.
Elsewhere, crews from the Directorate of Forestry in Antalya struggle To bring back green areas in afflicted areas. They covered almost 90% of scorched earth in they work So far, although the process is slow, with Seeds and seedlings still need time to grow.
Daikichi Vedat, head of Directorate, in an interview with Anadolu Agency (AA). on Thursday they were almost done of recovery work in burned, explaining that they had planted seeds on an area of 30,000 hectares of The land while the red pine nut is able to grow on its own and precipitation in Winter helped hand-sown seeds. Across area of About 14,000 hectares, their crews plowed and planted more From 1.6 million seedlings. Another 16,000 hectares of Earth in more remote, is expected to recover the inaccessible areas themselves. “The work took Shorter than expected. We needed a big manpower but now we are nearing completion. We are waiting now for autumn for planting new Seedlings because summer is not the time for This work, said Daikichi, showed that the seedlings grew to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. in burned areas. “In four or five years, you will see these places green at once again,” he is added.
Daikichi said they planted seedlings of Carob, Laurel and Silverberry in Burnt areas near residential areas, noting that these plants are all more Fire resistance and can bring additional revenue for the villagers. he is also He denied allegations of opening burnt areas for development. “Anyone can visit the burned areas and see what happens for themselves. Not to mention the construction of Hotels, there is no single structure here. houses built but nothing of They are inside the burned areas. they are either in lands owned by villagers or in Regions outside He said.
Mustafa Kansiz, Mukhtar for Kalimler, a rural neighborhood where 57 houses were burned in Fire 2021, he said they expect to complete the reconstruction within two months. The state did everything for He said from the village you invaded with the flames in About 45 minutes through last year fire.
Urquia Ozen, who lost it home in Kalimler, the state has arrived and benefactors out them yet fire. “that they built a new home for us. We had a fig apple and orange trees. They were all burned. we planted new Ozen said. I’ve never seen such a disaster before in my life. in half An hour, the whole village was under fire. (Crews) Evacuated all seniors, or else we will die63-year-old Ozen said.
ükrü Okudan, another villager, said he lost everything he had during fire but they received new homes in a year. “They are even better than our seniors homes,” He said.
Turkey suffered from hundreds of Forest fires last yearthe most destructive in Recently memoryespecially affecting the Mediterranean region. This year is bigger fire So far it was in Marmaris, city in Western Mediterranean region of Country. past months fire continued for Days due to strong winds and humidity in The area Before firefighters, planes and helicopters extinguished the flames that forced and damaged evacuations more More than 3000 hectares of Earth.
The country witnessed 226,845 hectares of Forests completely damaged or burned between 2012 and 2021, with more from 61% of take this loss place in 2021 alone. Data from the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) shows a total of 27,150 forest fires took place across the country in The past decade. anyway last year It might seem the worst in terms of the size of Forests that succumbed to fires highest number of fires took place in 2013, at 3 755, one year Before the country records its lowest fires in Hold at 2,149.
else year2,793 forest fires have been reported. Most of them, as was the case in the past took place During the summer. the majority of The fires were massive in Antalya and Mugla, two southern provinces on beaches of The Mediterranean Sea. The deadly Fires have killed people of at least eight people. Forest fires prompted national mobilization efforts to help burnt down villages and triggered Discussion on The country’s response to the wildfires. Forest fires that broke out in more from 500 locations in Two interruptions continued for days, the longest for 15 days, leading to evacuation of villages in Manavgat, the worst-hit region in Antalya, in addition to evacuations from Bodrum and Marmaris, two popular holiday destinations in neighboring Mugla province.
With summer approaching, Turkey is ready for Another possible season of Forest fires. this is year 55 helicopters and 20 aircraft have been booked for water dump on Burning forests, while about 15,000 volunteers are ready in along the field with Professional staff.
Climate change is increasing hot and dry conditions help Fires spread faster, burn longer, and get intense more Intensively. In the Mediterranean, this contributed to fire The season starts early and burns out more Earth. else year more From half Million hectares burned in The European Union, making it the bloc secondThe worst forest fire season on record After 2017. Hotter weather also It drains moisture from vegetation, turning it into dry fuel that helps spread fires.
saw on Thursday first Anniversary of worst forest fire Southern Province of Turkey of I have ever seen Antalya. City of Manavgat was at the epicenter of The fire that was extinguished in 10 days. One year on about 60 thousand hectares (about 148,200 acres) of fell once reduced To ash greener again While the houses are burning down in The fire reconstructed.
After the scorched lands have cooled, off Debris has been removed, and recovery Operation started in Manavgat, which suffered the most among the cities hit from forest fires, including Akseki, Gündoğmuş, İbradı and Alanya.
The fire claimed six Lives, countless animals and more From 1000 buildings, from barns to small Village houses, were destroyed. Housing Development Department of Turkey (Toki) started rebuilding work in The area in local architectural style, featuring terraces and barns, with long-term loans for reimbursement. Authority plans to me complete more from 600 new Houses later this year.
Elsewhere, crews from the Directorate of Forestry in Antalya struggle To bring back green areas in afflicted areas. They covered almost 90% of scorched earth in they work So far, although the process is slow, with Seeds and seedlings still need time to grow.
Daikichi Vedat, head of Directorate, in an interview with Anadolu Agency (AA). on Thursday they were almost done of recovery work in burned, explaining that they had planted seeds on an area of 30,000 hectares of The land while the red pine nut is able to grow on its own and precipitation in Winter helped hand-sown seeds. Across area of About 14,000 hectares, their crews plowed and planted more From 1.6 million seedlings. Another 16,000 hectares of Earth in more remote, is expected to recover the inaccessible areas themselves. “The work took Shorter than expected. We needed a big manpower but now we are nearing completion. We are waiting now for autumn for planting new Seedlings because summer is not the time for This work, said Daikichi, showed that the seedlings grew to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. in burned areas. “In four or five years, you will see these places green at once again,” he is added.
Daikichi said they planted seedlings of Carob, Laurel and Silverberry in Burnt areas near residential areas, noting that these plants are all more Fire resistance and can bring additional revenue for the villagers. he is also He denied allegations of opening burnt areas for development. “Anyone can visit the burned areas and see what happens for themselves. Not to mention the construction of Hotels, there is no single structure here. houses built but nothing of They are inside the burned areas. they are either in lands owned by villagers or in Regions outside He said.
Mustafa Kansiz, Mukhtar for Kalimler, a rural neighborhood where 57 houses were burned in Fire 2021, he said they expect to complete the reconstruction within two months. The state did everything for He said from the village you invaded with the flames in About 45 minutes through last year fire.
Urquia Ozen, who lost it home in Kalimler, the state has arrived and benefactors out them yet fire. “that they built a new home for us. We had a fig apple and orange trees. They were all burned. we planted new Ozen said. I’ve never seen such a disaster before in my life. in half An hour, the whole village was under fire. (Crews) Evacuated all seniors, or else we will die63-year-old Ozen said.
ükrü Okudan, another villager, said he lost everything he had during fire but they received new homes in a year. “They are even better than our seniors homes,” He said.
Turkey suffered from hundreds of Forest fires last yearthe most destructive in Recently memoryespecially affecting the Mediterranean region. This year is bigger fire So far it was in Marmaris, city in Western Mediterranean region of Country. past months fire continued for Days due to strong winds and humidity in The area Before firefighters, planes and helicopters extinguished the flames that forced and damaged evacuations more More than 3000 hectares of Earth.
The country witnessed 226,845 hectares of Forests completely damaged or burned between 2012 and 2021, with more from 61% of take this loss place in 2021 alone. Data from the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) shows a total of 27,150 forest fires took place across the country in The past decade. anyway last year It might seem the worst in terms of the size of Forests that succumbed to fires highest number of fires took place in 2013, at 3 755, one year Before the country records its lowest fires in Hold at 2,149.
else year2,793 forest fires have been reported. Most of them, as was the case in the past took place During the summer. the majority of The fires were massive in Antalya and Mugla, two southern provinces on beaches of The Mediterranean Sea. The deadly Fires have killed people of at least eight people. Forest fires prompted national mobilization efforts to help burnt down villages and triggered Discussion on The country’s response to the wildfires. Forest fires that broke out in more from 500 locations in Two interruptions continued for days, the longest for 15 days, leading to evacuation of villages in Manavgat, the worst-hit region in Antalya, in addition to evacuations from Bodrum and Marmaris, two popular holiday destinations in neighboring Mugla province.
With summer approaching, Turkey is ready for Another possible season of Forest fires. this is year 55 helicopters and 20 aircraft have been booked for water dump on Burning forests, while about 15,000 volunteers are ready in along the field with Professional staff.
Climate change is increasing hot and dry conditions help Fires spread faster, burn longer, and get intense more Intensively. In the Mediterranean, this contributed to fire The season starts early and burns out more Earth. else year more From half Million hectares burned in The European Union, making it the bloc secondThe worst forest fire season on record After 2017. Hotter weather also It drains moisture from vegetation, turning it into dry fuel that helps spread fires.