The country’s health minister stated that the death toll from wildfires in Turkey has risen to six after the deaths of two forest workers.

Since Wednesday, fires raging in southern Turkey have destroyed forests and some settlements, encroached on villages and tourist destinations, and forced thousands of people to evacuate.

According to the broadcaster, a new fire broke out in Bodrum, a famous resort on the Aegean coast on Saturday, and some residential areas and hotels were evacuated.

In the summer, wildfires often occur in southern Turkey, but the authorities say the area covered by recent fires is much larger.

Health Minister Fahreddin Koka said that 400 people affected by the fire in Manavgat were treated and discharged in the hospital, and another 10 people were still hospitalized. In Marmaris, 159 people are receiving treatment in the hospital and one person is still receiving treatment for burns.

Most of the fires are now under control, but the fires in the southern coastal provinces of Antalya and Mersin, the western coastal provinces of Mugla and the central province of Usak continue.

The Turkish Meteorological Authority said that forecasts indicate heat waves in the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. The temperature in Antalya is expected to reach 43 to 47 degrees Celsius (109.4 to 116.6 degrees Fahrenheit) next week.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Manavgat on Saturday and stated that he would rebuild all damaged houses and compensate for the damage, adding that Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Iran have dispatched firefighters to the disaster-stricken areas. Aircraft and support team.