Locals battle raging wildfires in popular Turkey holiday destination
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.