Two people were killed and hundreds were evacuated as a massive fire through South Cyprus and destroyed houses and villages.
At least 100 square kilometers (39 square miles) was landed in the wine production area north of Limasol.
In the central province of Schizir, Türkiye, at least ten forestry and rescue workers were killed in a fire after being caught inside it.
Fourteen others were taken to hospital after the group was trapped in the fire, “said Türkiye’s agricultural and forestry minister.
Local media said the fire began in the provincial cytagsi area on Tuesday morning and began spreading to the surrounding areas.
The air temperature in Cyprus peaked at 43 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, warning amber air. The new amber alert was obtained on Thursday with the forecast of HIGHS at 44 degrees Celsius – the hottest year ever.
Children were also evacuated from at least one camping ground near the village of Lufu. Media reports show that some pit houses are plunging as flames fall into the outskirts of some villages.
The images of the media show that the flames related to the trees, brushes and other vegetation along a large orange burning in the front.
At least 250 firefighters and 13 planes are fighting fire across the island, according to Nikos Christodolids.
In Türkiye, the temperature has been above 40 degrees Celsius in recent days and is currently burning fire in five areas – Sucker, Bikikik, Skizier, Izmir, Crabook and Manisa.
Hundreds of fires have been broken throughout Türkiye this summer, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.
Earlier this month, thousands were forced to evacuate, and dozens were injured in the fire across Europe, which were used by severe heat waves throughout the continent.
On July 1, two people died in a fire in Catalonia, as an angry fire consumed nearly 3,000 hectares (7,413 hectares) of vegetation.
In southern France, a fire was burned to the outskirts of Marseille and injured 110 people after burning 700 hectares.
Firefighters worked to contain the fire during the night, which officials believe was created by a car that burned alongside a highway.
