New Delhi, July 27 -- Wildfires that have engulfed Turkiye for weeks have intensified overnight, posing a direct threat to Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, early Sunday.

Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa in northwest Turkiye has led to hundreds of people fleeing their homes.

The Bursa governor's office confirmed on Sunday that 1,765 people had been safely evacuated from villages to the northeast of the city, AP reported.

Over 1,100 firefighters have tirelessly battled the flames, which has also led to the closure of the highway linking Bursa to the capital, Ankara. Orhan Saribal, an opposition parliamentarian for the province, described the scene as "an apocalypse."

While lessening winds on Sunday mo...