Suzan Fraser

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A rescue worker holds a kitten she saved from a building in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (IHA via AP)

Floods in northern Turkey kill 27

Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the region to 27, officials said on Friday, August 13, 2021. Dozens more people were believed to be missing.

An helicopter drops water over a fire in Ippokratios Politia village, about 35 kilometres (21 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Thanassis Stavrakis

Fire forces evacuations of thousands in Greece and Turkey, some by sea

Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, August 6, 2021, as a protracted heat wave turned forests into tinderboxes and flames threatened populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites.

A man looks inside his burnt out house in Cokertme village, near Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Photo by Associated Press/Emre Tazegul

Turkish president criticized for poor wildfire response

A plane pours water over the fire-devastating Sirtkoy village, near Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press

Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day

Firefighters were battling to control blazes that tore through forests near Turkey’s beach destinations for the sixth day running on Monday, August 2, 2021, as water-carrying planes from the European Union prepared to join the containment efforts.

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Trudeau confirms Canadian among dead Istanbul nightclub attack

The private Dogan news agency said Sunday the dead also included two Indians, two Tunisians and one victim each from Canada, Syria, Israel, Lebanon and Belgium.