Eight dead from fires and floods as climate emergency sweeps Turkey
The Times says a climate emergency is unfolding in Turkey as floods engulf villages in the east of the country and forest fires continue to rage in the west.
Floods in Van province, next to the Iranian border, have brought down buildings and swept away cars. Meteorologists warned of new floods in Van and other eastern areas last night.
On the southern Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, the scale of the destruction wreaked by more than 100 forest fires since Wednesday has emerged. Eight people have been killed and thousands displaced, with tourists evacuated from Bodrum yesterday and scores of Turks losing their homes.
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