Forests are burning in the southern regions of Turkey, ground fire services are unable to cope with the situation, and aviation has been sent to help them, the MIR 24 portal writes.
In the vicinity of the city of Hatay, the fire area exceeded 200 hectares. In the county of Belen, the evacuation of the population was carried out. Mi-26 and Ka-32 helicopters are taking part in extinguishing fires.
Hot and dry weather with strong winds hinders the fight against fire, the air temperature reaches 45 degrees. The version of arson is also considered as the cause of the fire.
