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Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president

STORY: Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire STORYLINE: The wildfire near an Aegean coastal resort in southwestern Turkey has been largely contained although it is still spreading in a small area, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. A total of 435 people have been evacuated since the fire erupted on Tuesday evening, with nearly 4,000 hectares of forest affected, Erdogan said during his visit to the wildfire-hit Marmaris District of southwestern Mugla Province. More than 4,500 firefighters and 61 water-dropping aircraft were deployed to fight the blaze, according to the Turkish president. The police on Thursday detained a 34-year-old man who confessed to having started the fire following a quarrel with his family members, according to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Turkey was hit by one of the worst wildfires in the summer of 2021 fed by strong win

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