Muhammad Daffa Rizki

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English

Turkey: Foreign tourists evacuated as wildfires threaten

resorts
Tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south-western Turkey, where raging wildfires
are now threatening hotels and homes.Turkish Coastguard vessels - assisted by private boats
and yachts - were deployed to bring holidaymakers to safety, according to local media.In the
city of Bodrum, three five-star hotels were reportedly evacuated.The fires, which have been
burning since Wednesday, have left six people dead.’’Two more fatalities were confirmed on
Saturday. They were among the thousands of people who have been battling almost 100
separate blazes in resorts and villages on Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean coasts’’ - a major
tourist region.Officials say all but 10 of the fires have now been brought under control.

Local media have also shared dramatic footage showing people with their belongings fleeing
the area as a fire was fast approaching the city from a forested mountain. It is unclear exactly
when it was filmed. Investigators are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started
deliberately, amid reports that one suspected arsonist has been detained. President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday visited the town of Manavgat, were five fire-related deaths have
been confirmed.

1.Passive Voice
 Tourists have been evacuated
 Two more fatalities were confirmed on Saturday
 that one suspected arsonist has been detained
 were five fire-related deaths have been confirmed.
2.Direct Text
’’Two more fatalities were confirmed on Saturday. They were among the thousands of
people who have been battling almost 100 separate blazes in resorts and villages on Turkey's
Mediterranean and Aegean coasts’’ - a major tourist region

3.Indirect Text
Officials say all but 10 of the fires have now been brought under control.
4.Vocabulary
Fleeing/Escape:Melarikan Diri,Mengungsi