Aerial footage shows helicopters fighting wildfires as they continued to ravage Turkey on 18 July.<br /><br />The Turkish Ministry of National Defence stated: “We provide aerial support to the firefighting efforts in Çanakkale [in northwest Turkey] with two S-70 and three AS-532 Cougar type helicopters belonging to our land forces.”<br /><br />The firefighting operations included six aircraft, 15 helicopters, 109 water sprinklers, 14 heavy equipment units and 543 personnel.<br /><br />Officials said wildfires have been exacerbated by the intense temperatures and strong winds Turkey has experienced recently.
