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Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in Turkey

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This aerial photograph shows a partially burnt forest area with smoke emanating from wildfires in Turkey's western province of Izmir on August 17, 2024. [AFP]

Firefighters are battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight.

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