Massive fires, ashen forests on Turkey's Mediterranean shore

Men fight with an advancing fire in Muğla, Marmaris district, Aug. 2, 2021. The fires tearing through Turkey since July 28 have destroyed huge swathes of pristine forest and forced the evacuation of panicked tourists from seaside hotels.

A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire near Marmaris, Aug. 2, 2021.

Two men stand and watch the forest burning in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

A man drops water on a fire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

Flames soar through the forest in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

Men gather cows to take them away from an advancing fire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

An outdoor kitchen burns in a wildfire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

Flames soar through a forest in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

A firefighter walks ahead of a wildfire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

This aerial picture shows a ravaged area and burnt trees in Muğla, Aug. 3, 2021.

Deck chairs are seen on a beach in front of smoke and flames rising from a forest fire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

This aerial picture shows a ravaged area and burnt trees in Marmaris, August 3, 2021.

An area lays in ashes after a fire ravaged the forest in Muğla, Aug. 3, 2021.

A cameraman films during a massive forest fire that engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat, July 29, 2021.

A man gives water to a fire-affected rooster during a massive wildfire in Manavgat, July 29, 2021.

People save a shepherd dog from a beach during a forest fire in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.

People extinguish bushes in flames during a massive forest fire in Manavgat, Aug. 2, 2021.

This aerial photograph shows a burnt area after a forest fire in Muğla, Aug. 3, 2021.

People try to help during a massive wildfire in Manavgat, July 29, 2021.

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Manavgat, July 30, 2021.

An injured man looks on as he sits in a burnt house after a massive forest fire in Manavgat, July 31, 2021.

A flame lingers after a massive wildfire ravaged Manavgat, July 30, 2021.

A burnt car is seen in front of a burnt house after a massive forest fire, July 31, 2021.

A forest lays in white ashes after the fire in Manavgat, July 30, 2021.

A sign on the way to Marmaris is pictured on a road ravaged by a wildfire on Aug. 2, 2021.

This landscape shows the ravaged area in Muğla, Aug. 2, 2021.