 Firefighters battled a forest fire in the northwestern Turkish province of Canakkale on Wednesday as it spread for a second day because of high temperatures and strong wind. Video recorded on August 22 showed people watching as helicopters dropped water onto flames at the base of huge columns of smoke. Helicopters and land vehicles worked through the night and Interior Minister Ali Yer Lakaia said more than 1,200 people from nine villages were moved to safety, with 48 people needing medical treatment.