Death Toll in Istanbul Flood Rises to 6
- Istanbul’s flooding death toll rose to five after authorities found a missing person’s body in the Golden Horn on Sunday.
- A flash flood in nearby Kocaeli swept away a car, killing one person and leaving another missing.
- Cleanup and demolition continued in Istanbul’s Ayazağa neighborhood, including the removal of damaged shops, a Quran course building, and a stadium.
- Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced TL 80 million in aid for tradespeople affected by the flooding.
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The death toll from floods in northwestern Turkey has reached seven. The bodies of three men were found yesterday and today during search operations in Istanbul and the Kocaeli district, TRT Haber and Yeni Şafak newspaper reported, BTA reports. Last Tuesday, Istanbul was hit by torrential rains, with rainfall reaching between 180 and 273 liters per square meter. Described as the most intense in the last 84 years, the torrential rains caused sev…
Istanbul Storm Death Toll Rises to Five
A fifth body was recovered Sunday amid the cleanup from torrential rains that hit Istanbul this week while a new fatality was reported from flooding in a nearby city, authorities said. The heavy rain had led to flash floods and widespread chaos in Türkiye's biggest city starting on Thursday when three people died. Another body was found on Friday. Media reports said the latest body was a Turkmenistan national. Two more people are still missing.
Five people have died since Wednesday and the heavy rains that have hit Istanbul have started. Two more people are still missing.
The intense rains and floods that have been hitting the region around Istanbul since the middle of this week have already claimed six deaths after the confirmed death today of a 30-year-old man.Continue reading...
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