Wildfires in southeastern Turkey have claimed the lives of at least five people and injured dozens of others, according to the country’s health minister.
“Five people died and 44 were injured, 10 seriously,” when the blaze swept through two areas between the cities of Diyarbakir and Mardin, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Deaths in Diyarbakir and Mardin
Koca offered his condolences to the victims of the fires.
“Unfortunately three citizens of the Diyarbakir…