Teenager Among 3 Dead in Turkiye After Floods and Landslides Hit Southern Province

Teenager among 3 dead in Turkiye after floods and landslides hit southern province

Three people have died during flooding in southern Turkiye on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the countrys 81 provinces.Heavy rainfall in Hatay, the province most affected by a devastating earthquake in 2023, caused the Asi river, also known as the Orontes, to break its banks, submerging fields and villages.

Teen Among 3 Dead in Türkiye after Floods, Landslides Hit Southern Province

Three people have died during flooding in southern Türkiye on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the country's 81 provinces. Heavy rainfall in Hatay, the province most affected by a devastating earthquake in 2023, caused the Asi river, also known as the Orontes, to break its banks, submerging fields and villages. Roads and bridges were also washed away, The Associated Press reported.

Teenager among 3 dead in Turkey after floods and landslides hit southern province

Officials say three people have died during flooding in southern Turkey

3 dead in Turkey after floods, landslides hit southern province

ISTANBUL — Three people have died during flooding in southern Turkey on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the country’s 81 provinces.