Turkey Wildfires: An eyewitness account

Wildfires continue to rage across parts of southern Turkey.
At least eight people have died and whole villages and beach resorts are being evacuated.
Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford sent this eyewitness account from the area.
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[@yelenaosmolovych6627]

Ukraine along with Russia, Azerbaijan, Spain, Iran, Croatia, Qatar sent their aircraft firefighters to Turkey to extinguish forest fires. We all live on the same planet and all forests are our lungs. We must act together to save our green treasure !!! irrespective of politics !!! For our grandkids.

[@rosalindagarcia867]

Absolutely 🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@yvettescott]

Ezekiel 22:31 ~ Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

[@johnnyb9605]

Yes we do Got to stick together for when the Aliens come

[@serkandereli4806]

absolutely right

[@zoomer1169]

I agree.We all need to keep fighting ahead for our children's future. We cannot afford to be weak in mind body or soul. We can and WILL beat this. From UK.👍🏻🙏💪❤

[@karlherkess7066]

God bless everyone effected by this.. The world should work together more to help one another when country's face disaster on this scale. Stay strong Turkey!🇹🇷

[@karlherkess7066]

@Vladimir Putin that's means alot coming from Mr Putin lol it makes me sad to watch people in distress I wish people in the world set aside there differences and worked together to overcome things like forest fires and other natural disasters. Every country for themselves mostly

[@mamitamohanty4130]

Nonsense idiot God gave us a good world Do god tell us to make air condition, Do god tell us to make refrigerator So why human become selfish So everyone must be die Next time new born baby affect with various cancers due to heat radiation effect and that could be end of human civilization

[@newfilmtrailer7733]

Why Allah gave this to people.😄.. Please request from Allah to stop this. Because it was started by Almighty Allah.😄.

[@user-or3gv6wp1g]

My parents retired to Turkey, no wild fires just yet but I keep checking in on them. They say helicopters and even paragliders are keeping watch for any smoke. Its absolutely terrible.

[@mkvhomes2048]

Top of oludeniz..hisaronu is burning now.. most my gliderfriends are out fighting fires .. its getting hotter this week.. 😪

[@erwinrifailangi]

hope your family safe and well

[@williamdavis9562]

@@mkvhomes2048 Has the fire gotten into the residential areas?

[@user-or3gv6wp1g]

@@williamdavis9562 not were they live no.

[@user-or3gv6wp1g]

@King King can't travel

[@Iworkwithnitwits]

I am literally in tears watching this.

[@yelenaosmolovych6627]

Me too.

[@misunderstood2156]

Brave Turkish people fought with everything. Whole world is having an trauma. Let’s heal together, find ways to connect and build resilience. Praying for everyone who is suffering 🤲🏼🙏🏽🇹🇷

[@newfilmtrailer7733]

Why Allah gave thus to people.😄.. Please request from Allah to stop this. Because it was started by Almighty Allah.😄..

[@stewartmackay]

I'm on the Greek island of Rhodes, I can see the fires near Marmaris in Turkey from here, about 25km away. We also now have a wildfire on Rhodes.

[@user-or3gv6wp1g]

Hope it gets under control 🙏

[@cazwalt9013]

Is it as bad?

[@ogulcanozcan1147]

Our situation is out of control. I hope Greece is fine.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Take care

[@Emerald_Forge]

Stay safe

[@sglondon301]

I can't express my feelings.. I can't express my frustration of not being able to help!

[@abduljalilebrahim6017]

Yeah same watching them frustrated, i can't hold my tears.

[@penname40]

@GARETH TAYLOR , the places close enough for them to flee to would be on fire or at risk of burning as well....

[@JJ-op6dl]

cehennemde yan türkiye ait olduğun yerde

[@divaqueen7898]

It feels like the world is taking one battering after another since Christmas 2019.

[@firstname3850]

A sign from God

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

@@firstname3850 more likely sabotage.

[@AlexJones-yr5pc]

@@firstname3850 no just stupid people

[@divaqueen7898]

@@firstname3850 The book of Revelation has come to mind a few times :-(

[@penname40]

as other parts of the world are having floods and landslides.... manipulated weather patterns. There is truly evil in this world.

[@RVIC_Union_Metamorphosis2023]

At this point I’m not gonna be surprised if water starts catching on fire in 2022.

[@ahlishaholloway233]

What already caught fire in the gulf of Mexico

[@cyberguppy419]

IT IS

[@adamisaac4685]

I’d be surprised if we make it another summer. Extinction planet earth.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@cyberguppy419]

@@freedom5773 the water? 🤨🧍🏾‍♀️

[@exgunnerdaz]

Absolutely devastated for Turkey what a beautiful country so sad.

[@exgunnerdaz]

@@hrantpetrosyan3371 Every country has terrorists in it.

[@telishabongeba2805]

@@hrantpetrosyan3371 u should not say that

[@adalat7019]

@FHRGP Isaracket but they had the right to do so? It was their land

[@music127925]

@@hrantpetrosyan3371 Have some respect man! At these times this is not the right things to say.

[@videodeposu8741]

@@hrantpetrosyan3371 shut up armenian

[@bahja2518]

Praying for turkey, stay strong❤❤. Love from 🇸🇴

[@sickoftheshit]

My prayers are with these people, the people in Greece, California, and everywhere our world is burning. It seems what isn't burning is washing away in floods. Scary times for all of us, as well as, our planet. ❤❤❤

[@followeroftheway8454]

Jesus spoke of these times will be as in the days of Noah. People must repent and seek the Lord Jesus Christ or be destroyed by what is coming on the earth. Amen.

[@jahmah519]

If we know about this we should do something about it, send firemen & equipment, lets help each other, whether its Turkey China the USA or South Africa lets help each other.

[@billybobdog3815]

Did anyone help Australia with their fires NO that were deliberately set

[@officialon1]

Your pretty naive

[@jahmah519]

@@officialon1 elaborate please?

[@jahmah519]

Anyone want to make any illiterate comment they can't back up can run onto my fist👊

[@ABC-dw7pe]

@@billybobdog3815 that was a shame for Oz but what kind of attitude is that m8?

[@DevoteeCT]

Alex is fearless!

[@josh90bshadowcommunity74]

Probably my favourite reporter. She was great in China, very professional.

[@hannaht2068]

and the camera people

[@donaldgeorge3717]

My hats off to her.

[@Elvis-guy1973]

Ha!Ha! For what she's payed, I could be fearless as well!

[@farhanraja1666]

May Turkey get rains soon as soon possible with Rahmat

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

Nah, they spent all the remaining moisture with HAARP a few weeks ago.

[@xxx-xy6ei]

This is summer there

[@stanjkstantalent9233]

Ameen!!🤲🤲

[@ykdickybill]

Peace be upon all people in Turkey affected by the fires.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@muangchiemlee2436]

My prayers to turkey stay safe 😭😭

[@alboeski683]

Praying for Turkey 🤲🇹🇷

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@ayazata7882]

@@freedom5773 ısrael and Turkey friend.

[@renatavandenhout5128]

😭😭 l am praying for Turkey ♥️ from Switzerland

[@marceline8713]

Long live turkey 🇹🇷 💛💛💛

[@fightingforexistance01]

Really praying for turkey ..... hope turkey will get back well soon 😵😵

[@cherylwilliams7489]

My goodness! 💔 Humanity is being pushed to its limits in all areas. The world has got to unite, pull together and share resources to help each other 🙏

[@syntire9068]

i have to be thankful i line in a country that is rich and has no major disasters. sending love and hope to Turkey from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇹🇷

[@unotniceunotrightgtrightor6057]

In the us we got it all fires salmon fighting disease the flooding we got it 👈🏿👉🏼USAGOTIT OR GONNA GET IT 😔

[@seyh929]

Ty dude 💎🙏

[@Liakosfakianakis]

Greece is burning too we have 5 fires at the same time prayforgreece

[@sbd03]

As A Turkish I'm praying Pray for Greece,İtaly,Turkey

[@yahashantimoor5334]

Water water only God can help them please pray

[@jinxterx]

God made it happen.

[@johnnysilverhand775]

@@jinxterx no pkks arnonists doing this

[@misterb6456]

maybe gods punishment.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@freedom5773]

@@misterb6456 They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@mrssheraz6263]

Praying for lovely country may Allah help them it’s really sad and devastating that it’s been a week and fire is still on😟 Pakistani from 🇬🇧

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@bigbang7897]

Why this reporter has never gotten a major reporting award is beyond me .

[@aidentv23]

She comes across as insensitive on some story’s aswel

[@suehamilton8531]

She is very good. These poor people. 🙏

[@user-cx4sk6jx4b]

@sc 🙄

[@merrycrisv.cadiente3310]

oh my greece and turkey were having massive fire almost the same time. praying for the peopple of greece turkey, those firefighters and those who were helping out to distinguished the fire.

[@azaraliyev2064]

Amin

[@eyuphoca01]

I hope things will getting for us and Greeks. It's forests are our future 🥺

[@sezyboo2]

Heartbreaking. These poor people are losing everything :( It must be terrifying.. Why are more not helping. Sending prayers to all.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@angelatester2471]

It's so shocking...... and so sad....... Wishing God speed to all the services to get help there. from UK.

[@johnnyb9605]

Come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and world 🌎 Go to help them

[@josefstalin2057]

Thanks from turkey 😔😔

[@johnnyb9605]

👍 Hope everyone is ok

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

Have the "City of Londoners" started some fires over there too, or did your queen negotiated with them again?

[@antonio7497]

@@johnnyb9605 first tell them to stop fighting from the world

[@sadecemde3054]

Thanks for your nice wish but not quite possible that.

[@lunaofficial4514]

Prayers for turkey from Philippines😇😇😇😢😢😢💔❤❤

[@juanesteban7365]

My prayers for the people of Turkey.......Lord heal thier land.....*)

[@steved7961]

At least reporters can show this tragedy in Turkey. In China, in the face of numerous recent serious disasters, they have to pretend that there's nothing to see.

[@YoYo-wq6iv]

There’s news everywhere on internet about China water disasters. Please don’t say fake news.

[@informasigaul2156]

@@Jvke_T EXTREME FLOOD

[@zaza4892]

@@YoYo-wq6iv fake news

[@keai650]

@@zaza4892 its true.

[@rebeccaroderick7826]

Praying for all of these beautiful people xxx

[@penname40]

Too scary.... what a tragic situation. Praying for safety and minimal losses.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@VlogBloggerson]

This is heartbreaking.

[@skylanderdadandskylanderbo8327]

Hope everything turns out well for the people of Turkey

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@aylinguluzade5962]

@@freedom5773 don't say dumb things, the corruption is not because of Israel.

[@yasinaydn1938]

@@freedom5773 israel is terror country.

[@MrYuzirneym]

Thanks for making this elaborate news

[@selma4899]

I am living in Turkey now and every city is burning.Hundred of animals and 7 people is died.Government officials don't care. #helpturkey

[@josephinemuringo2453]

Lord God send rain in these fires and send all help and support needed. Stay strong and safe Turkey ❤️ from 🇰🇪

[@berylbishop6004]

It's heartbreaking so sad 😭😭😭

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@yigittiken7605]

@@freedom5773 lol only government supported I support israel

[@miluenn]

Omg :( I love Turkey

[@sy23453]

The news is not accurate and inflamatory. The Govt did its best and poured all resources into the region. Fire fighters, trucks, helicopters, NGOs, citizens, municipalites, evaluations..good team work by the entire nation.

[@nedshniebley7822]

Alex Crawford (the female reporting on this) must get some serious danger pay and if she doesn't she deserves it her insurance policy must be ridiculous seen her in some absolutely dier situations reporting for sky news in the most hostile dangerous places in the world fair play to her she is brave as hell 👏👏👏👏

[@Elvis-guy1973]

She's payed an absolute fortune to do a job that most people would do for half as much. She's nothing special.

[@dongoui7155]

So sad for that. Disasters are everywhere. earth got sick…

[@azia5051]

Do not ever trust the “government”.

[@Set-Apart-By-Grace]

No, people did.

[@killiansmithy]

Great reporting. Take care

[@hajirasultana7005]

When UAE can get rain artificially , then why not use this technology

[@ssroudyss9432]

Because all of this "Natural Wildfire" are intentionally man made

[@hajirasultana7005]

@@ssroudyss9432 unfortunate in Greece, Italy and Algeria. How come????🤔

[@messianic_scam]

there is no questioning about that these fires are invented someone did it

[@ae-ke3eu]

USA backed PKK terrorists admitted it… and several have been caught

[@sabahatnaheed1435]

God feel so bad for them. The reporter is brave!

[@aqkhan1607]

Lora Mera brave .. she is exaggerating the situation....

[@geoffbell166]

She is just pushing the climate change bullshit agenda,just a UN stooge,they should have firebreaks in they knew it was dry,Turks are run by a despot...

[@grahamtaylor8912]

@@geoffbell166 Yak, yak, yak... Conspiritard..

[@ABC-dw7pe]

And so are the villagers - all acting like hero’s

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@uklondon143]

Omg this nearly made me cry. This is crazy. Goverment needs to do more!!!!

[@tokyoto1]

The government can’t do more because of how poor the country is , the government isn’t properly controlling the country

[@uklondon143]

@@tokyoto1 i dont know much about turkey or their goverment but i hope that it will stop.😪 feel so sad for the ones that lost their homes and poor animals. Its only recently we was talking of going again so i was a bit shocked to see this. Last time i was in Marmaris the heat was crazy hot! I got sun burnt badly but its so beautiful place.

[@_Redronin_]

@@tokyoto1 The country is not poor, it can feed more than 6 million refugees. The problem is that the fire started simultaneously in more than 100 areas. None of the fires are natural.

[@riserise2828]

Yes govt needs to catch people behind this fire

[@HmmM-wn1dx]

@@tokyoto1 government using taxes for their personal use instead of improving the country. Erdoğan came with an arm to give useless speech, thrown tea to public and hold the traffic so that he can pass safely, while people were waiting for firefighters and fire was still active.

[@sandrakisch3600]

Fires are so tragic. God bless the peopLe.

[@Nyckicho]

Lord Jesus have mercy upon the Balkans! Praying for all these people. Heartbreaking. ❤️😭

[@edinart]

Gods will is always winning...

[@Doxy-st3gc]

Idiot think about climate change

[@numanpaksoy9241]

Thanks to all countries which sent Firefighting aircrafts to Turkey.

[@organic-artistic]

Incredible journalism. Full of Bravery to share this horrific story. Prayers for rain!!! Prayers for Turkey!

[@GR-sc3ph]

So sorry for the people

[@kashifch.5350]

so sad to see this happening with brave Turkish people..

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@mk-ee7vx]

I will say a prayer for em

[@jinxterx]

Oh yeah that'll help.

[@Abnews1978]

I like your enthusiasm when inputting fire news, may I upload your video?

[@ellastark1470]

I'm so sorry 😔

[@Temple160]

God bless u all !! 🙏🙏🙏

[@shanazshadi3985]

Very sad 😞😞😞

[@paulcresswell6268]

That reporter really needs to go on a personal safety training course.

[@arzoo2265]

Lets pray together for them💔😓

[@77devera]

May God bring rain to stop these fires! Stay safe Turkey.

[@margarana3951]

GIVE THEM RAIN OH LORD

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@faizkhan2680]

Everything is burning flames are everywhere Meanwhile reporter : 3:57

[@dunaisolomi1925]

Goosebumps seeing the wild wild raging fire, feeling so helpless,

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@han7661]

Many cities have fires. The location of the fire changes every moment due to the wind. The same areas are burning again and in other areas. A lot of forests, animals burned. And many livestock, village houses, fields, food, household items were burned in the fire. But, As long as a person lives, he should be grateful for everything. Everyone should be grateful to the Creator/ALLAH for the life they live in. Life is a test, until the end of time.

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@manthanpatel6295]

Turkey gov have time to interfere other countries matter but don't have time to solve there people problem ...🤣🤣🤣

[@aysenurrecepoglu6715]

Turkey is suffering because of Usa for many years so this is not a problem caused by us.

[@dennisbernic5856]

that is terrifying indeed to see how people are fleeing, horror...

[@lovedaybebe5881]

Prayers 🙏 sent your way 🙏

[@572334]

When 100 plus fires start simultaneously and stradigically it's defoinetely arsonists. I understand about precipitation static lightning etc but not in such a large number. CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE MENTALITY OF THESE PEOPLE THEY JUST WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING BURNING. ABSOLUTELY PSYCHO. Hope they end soon

[@ItsameDrew]

Or here me out.... It's the weather being hotter for longer year on year.

[@alpacamybag9103]

If he wasn't so busy trying to rebuild the Ottoman empire, Erdogan would have a lot more resources to help his people now.

[@cazwalt9013]

That what happens when your wet dreams are more important than the lives of real poor humans

[@zireael5756]

Turkey is still Ottoman Empire, but much smaller. They mass murdered Armenians, Greeks, Arabs and called that land Turkey. Part of Turkey belongs to Kurds, Greeks and Armenians.

[@MoroccanAnwar]

hes done more for turkey than previous leaders

[@ummugulsum5032]

@@zireael5756 nope

[@anipanossian2893]

@@zireael5756 u are 100% correct.

[@aremedyproject9569]

Don’t leave dry brush against your houses and dead wood within close proximity to start. But sadly beyond help now. Poor people.

[@lisasun9623]

someone give her a medal

[@ospbankstown]

In Japan they are prone to Tsunamis, they build walls to keep people safe. In Turkey and most Mediterranean coast lines are prone to wildfires . So why are they so ill prepared? This the question that ,The Turkish leader should answer. In a Truly democratic country he would have resigned long ago .

[@sengulyalcin4583]

😢😢😢

[@archilikvinikadze8975]

heartbreaking :(

[@newhappiness4410]

This is terrible whilst other places get terrible floods at the same time

[@mustafabaygun6676]

So so sad 😭 heartbreaking

[@douglasnisbet1189]

Time for tougher legislation against arson and a return to controlled burns for wildfire prevention.

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

EXACTLY! We used to execute them and send their families in exile by depatrition of citizenship, but EU and USA blamed us for being "inhumane" and "racist" back then in 80s. Now we simply put them in prison and expect them to be good and honest citizens lol!

[@williamdavis9562]

@@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306 Punishing a criminals family? Seriously dude? That is an inhumane tactic. Imaging being punished for something your brother did?

[@Zahid_deeds]

This is very painful to watch. They must be sleepless and worrying about their places.

[@hoz1029]

It's disappointing how the US is not providing enough media attention to this. So sad! I am horrified!

[@leonardssenkindu8445]

I feel like I’m going to faint, at the end of the video where the woman is standing in front of the big flames, it’s how the look of Hell looks like, I feel sorry for people in Turkey, I wish us cab help them too, we got warned about Climate global warming ages ago, but some did not listen, now look.

[@automaticasthmatic]

She literally said near the end of the video it was arson. Not climate change🤦‍♂️

[@leonardssenkindu8445]

@@automaticasthmatic ok

[@emresubas496]

A new that reflects what happened. This is real hell!

[@freedom5773]

They support the enemy of Israel 🇮🇱. They get what they deserved. Israel is a Holy Place.

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

Terrible scenes. I really hope those people all got out safe and sound. Heartbreaking 😞😞

[@pushkarkumar5118]

Omg . Praying from india

[@Leukotrieneb4]

i congrulate Alex Crawford for her brave journalism 👏🏻

[@Speakupok]

This is so sad... 🙏🙏🙏God please send rain to quench the fires!!!

[@meatpie29]

UNreal great report

[@louiseshirley8973]

I just arrived in Turkey 1 year late and we’re next to the hill that caught on fire it looks terrible and burnt hopefully everything goes back to normal ☹️

[@saviesmor4162]

Praying for Turkey🙏 Stay strong.

[@sofisofi2300]

God, the God of us all, protects our world. Amen🙏

[@newfilmtrailer7733]

Why Allah gave this to people.😄.. Please request from Allah to stop this. Because it was started by Almighty Allah.😄.

[@voiceofutube]

May Allah swt help Turkey in this difficult time. Aameen

[@stanjkstantalent9233]

Aameen!!!

[@zunaitahmed9261]

pray for our Turkish Muslim brothers and sisters. May Allah keep them safe forever. From arakan rohingya refugee camp. In Bangladesh

[@maudieedwards9332]

My heart goes out to all those affected by these fires. Animals are lost to, Time for the world to wake up and not just talk but take action before it is to late...

[@aisha6935]

May Allah bring rahmat of rain inshallah and catch however made this fire

[@svetlanasoloveva6037]

Ужас ужасный. Бедные люди.

[@xplayer360]

This is so sad 😢