Turkey and other parts of the Balkan peninsula have been gripped by a heatwave, with wildfires killing at least 10 people and dozens admitted to hospital in the north of the country. Planes and helicopters dropped water while firefighters on the ground worked to extinguish flames spreading rapidly through trees. Large blazes have been reported in Bilecik, Sakarya and Karabük in northern Turkey, leading to the evacuation of several villages