Three dead as wildfire in south Turkey rages on -minister

FILE PHOTO: Plumes of black smoke rise from the forest around Manavgat, 75 km (45 miles) east of the resort city of Antalya, Turkey, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Three people were found dead as a forest fire burned for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, the country's AFAD disaster agency and the agriculture minister said.

Efforts to rescue others and extinguish the blaze continued after more than 100 people were evacuated, required medical treatment or suffered property damage.