Thousands of people were evacuated due to a wildfire in Turkey's southwestern Datca peninsula, as firefighters battled on Thursday to contain the blazes fanned by strong winds that spread to residential areas overnight. Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci said preliminary investigations showed the fire broke out at an electrical transformer around midday on Wednesday. "What makes our job a little more difficult is the wind effect, the direction and intensity of which are unpredictable," he said early on Thursday. Turkey's Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) said some 450 houses and 3,530 people were evacuated as fires reached residential areas in the sparsely populated p
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