AT least 17 people have been killed in apocalyptic wildfires tearing through Turkey as record-breaking 50C heat and howling winds fuel devastation across the eastern Mediterranean. The infernos

In the past month, wildfires in different areas of Turkey have caused the deaths of at least 17 people.These fires have become especially dangerous and destructive due to extremely high temperatures which are making the situation worsen in

Greece and Turkey face deadly wildfires as extreme heat drives record-breaking temperatures and mass evacuations.

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

Turkey has recorded a new national heat record of 50.5°C, fuelling wildfires and water shortages as the region faces an extreme heatwave.