According to local media, in the city of Bodrum, three five-star hotels were reportedly evacuated. The wildfire in Turkey, which has been burning since Wednesday, has left six people dead.

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Forest fires, some under control and some still raging on their second day, lead to evacuation and property damage in Antalya, Adana and Mersin in Turkey’s southhttps://www.bolnews.com/international/2021/08/turkey-evacuates-tourist-hotels-as-wildfire-continues-to-rage/amp/

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Two more fatalities were confirmed on Saturday. They were among the thousands of people who have been battling almost 100 separate blazes in resorts and villages on Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean coasts – a major tourist region.

Officials say all but 10 of the fires have now been brought under control.

 As flames continue to erupt, social media is flooding with heartbreaking videos capturing the disaster.

With hashtag #PrayforTurkey and #TurkeyisBurning, netizens in and outside the country have been trying to draw attention to the severity of the situation.

On Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the town of Manavgat, where five fire-related deaths have been confirmed.