Drone footage shows destruction left by blaze in Mediterranean Antalya's Gündoğmuş

Duvar English 

Drone footage shows the extent of the damage caused by a massive wildfire that tore through the Mediterranean Antalya province's Gündoğmuş district. 

The wildfire in Gündoğmuş had spread to the neighboring Alanya district on July 31. 

Fires still continue to rage through the districts of Manavgat, Akseki, Gündoğmuş, İbradı and Alanya in Antalya. 

The blazes are the most intense in Turkey on record, a European Union atmosphere monitor said this week, with the heatwave meaning more fires and smoke pollution were likely around the Mediterranean region.

The district of Gündoğmuş is one of the worst hit areas.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, facing criticism for his government's response to the wildfires, says they are the worst that Turkey has suffered. 

Erdoğan last week admitted that the country doesn't have a single firefighting plane, prompting outrage in the country.

Local mayors, most of whom are from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), have been calling on the government to provide aerial support to extinguish the fires. 

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