Heavy rains in Turkey leave several dead and missing

PanARMENIAN.Net - Seven people have died and three others are missing as strong storms and torrential rain over the past three days hit the coastal provinces of Turkey, including an inner province, triggering flash floods, officials announced on Tuesday, Oct 11.

Three bridges enabling access to Antalya’s Serik district collapsed due to flooding and six people in the village of Haskiziloren reportedly went missing. Antalya Governor Ahmet Altiparmak said on Monday that six people were missing in Antalya, and officials later announced that three of the six had been found dead. Altiparmak stated that 25 villagers who were trapped amidst rising waters were rescued on Sunday night when the torrential rain began to seriously affect the village they lived in.

Torrential rains also wreaked havoc in the Aegean provinces of Izmir, Mugla, Manisa, Denizli and Canakkale as many homes and workplaces were flooded. The Anatolia news agency reported that two people died and three more were injured in the Gordes district of Manisa on Monday. Gordes District Governor Davut Gul told Anatolia that the two people who died in the flood were a 70-year-old man and his 1-year-old grandson. Anatolia said a 60-year-old woman also died in the flood that occurred due to heavy rain in Denizli.

Strong storms in the Dursunbey district of Baliıkesir province also led to the death of a 68-year-old woman, who died after a tree uprooted by strong winds fell on her. Strong winds blew the roofs of 15 houses and a primary school off; 10 people were injured as a result.

Meanwhile, in the provinces of Tekirdag and Corum, heavy rain on Tuesday morning caused flooding in the area. Many cars drifted in the flood water and trees were uprooted due to the storm in Tekirdag, In Corum, roads and houses were flooded, including the municipality building, due to heavy rain, according to Today’s Zaman.