Turkish helicopters take part in operations to try and extinguish fires that have been raging for several days off the Turkish coast. Flying over the sea, they fill up with water before dumping it on the surrounding forests. The wildfires tearing through Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean coastal resorts have destroyed huge swathes of pristine forest and forced the evacuation of panicked tourists from their hotels.

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