A wildfire is seen near Koycegiz, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 8, 2021. Turkey has been battling massive wildfires that erupted in southern and southwestern coastal resort towns 12 days ago. Most of them have been taken under control, according to municipal authorities. (Xinhua)
ISTANBUL, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish people on Saturday continued to send aid supplies to those affected by devastating wildfires that hit the south and southwestern parts of Turkey.
The Istanbul foundation affiliated with the Istanbul municipality sent an aid truck carrying food and relief supplies to the fire-hit southwestern Mugla province.
The municipality said the supplies also included fireproof trousers, shoes, boots, gas masks, fireproof blankets, fire extinguishers, helmets, medical equipment for the burns, phone chargers, and generators.
Several charity groups in Istanbul also launched campaigns to help those whose houses were burned to furnish their homes in both Mugla and the southern province of Antalya.
They have been collecting all kinds of household appliances, pillows, bed linens, and other materials and constantly sending them to the fire-hit zones.
Several aid trucks loaded with basic supply materials have been arriving in the Manavgat district of Antalya, one of the worst-hit areas from the fire, from many provinces across the country.
Turkey has been battling massive wildfires that erupted in southern and southwestern coastal resort towns 11 days ago. Most of them have been taken under control, according to municipal authorities.
The blazes have claimed eight lives. Enditem
