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Pakdemirli said in a statement he made on Twitter: “The forest fire in the Anamur district of Mersin was controlled with the great devotion of our heroes. Our cooling works continue.” used the expression.
Governor Ali İhsan Su also told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the crews are continuing their intervention in the fire, saying: “The fire has been completely under control. We continue to work on cooling. The fire was effective in an area of approximately 150 hectares. The affected network area will emerge after the completion of the investigation. ” He said.
Recalling that 50 homes were evacuated due to the risk of the fire spreading to settlements, Su said:
“Food and water were distributed to our citizens in the region through the Turkish Red Crescent. Accommodation was also provided to our citizens who so desired. Our Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization and the teams of the AFAD continue their damage assessment studies in the region. Thank God we are not killed or injured in the fire. ”
Water stated that the Mersin-Antalya highway, which was cautiously closed, was reopened to traffic, and crews provided basic food to drivers waiting on the road. In the red pine forest of the rural area of the Uçarı district of Anamur, a fire broke out over electrical cables, according to the first determinations, and the fire was intervened from the ground with 5 helicopters, 96 sprinklers, 5 bulldozers and 400 people.
