"Turkey pulls tourists out as wildfire rages
Published: Monday, 16 July, 2007, 02:42 AM Doha Time
ANKARA: Authorities yesterday evacuated about 800 holiday-makers and at least one person was reported hurt as a forest fire fanned by strong winds raged at the Aegean coast in southwestern Turkey, officials said.
About 400 tourists, mostly foreigners, were evacuated from a posh holiday village near the town of Milas and an equal number of people emptied a complex of summer houses nearby, Milas deputy mayor Baris Saylak said.
“The strong wind makes it very difficult for us to take the fire under control,” he said."
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