Wildfires in southern Turkey leave three dead

Authorities evacuated homes in southern Turkey as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest area near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat (Suat Metin/IHA via AP)

Strong winds have fanned two separate forest fires in southern Turkey, killing at least three people and sending more than 50 others to hospital as homes burned down, officials said.

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday near the Mediterranean coastal resort town of Manavgat, in Antalya province, had largely been contained, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said.