Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected

​By a Staff Reporter: The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns. Two more people died on Sunday due to wildfires in the southern town of Manavgat, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding that 10 others were receiving treatment in hospital in the area. Most of more than 100 blazes that erupted in Turkey in the last five days have been contained, authorities said. However, fires were still blazing in Manavgat and in Marmaris and the inland town of Milas, Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, prompting the evacuation of some residential areas and hotels.

Eight people have been killed as wildfires continue to rage in multiple provinces of Turkey. The blaze in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean coasts has wreaked havoc, burning down forests, residential houses and hotels. Turkish government has said that 125 fires erupted since July 28 and most of them have been contained after days of firefighting operations. European Union has sent volunteers to Turkey to help in dousing the fire. Turkey has launched an investigation to probe how the fire star