By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Istanbul-listed CVK Maden (CVKMD) halted activities at its chrome mine in the town of Harmancik in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bursa due to ongoing wildfires, the company said on July 28.

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing hundreds of people to flee their homes.

As unprecedented wildfires continue to rage across Turkey, flames have now reached the outskirts of Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city, prompting widespread evacuations and a government emergency response.

Relentless forest fires continue to wreak havoc across Turkey, with the latest casualty reported from northwestern Bursa province, where a firefighter tragically lost his life while battling the fast-spreading blaze.

Wildfires have threatened Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes. Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa spread rapidly, casting a red glow over the city’s eastern suburbs.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Torrential rainstorms hit Romania overnight into Monday, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast and killing at least one person, officials said, as Turkey continued to battle wildfires that left four dead.

Firefighters in Turkey continue to battle four large forest fires. In Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, two fires are spreading uncontrollably. Three people have already died in the slow progress of firefighting efforts.