At least 15 people have been killed in flooding in southeastern Turkey. The heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday flooded streets, houses and emergency shelters like tents. After the devastating earthquakes, hundreds of thousands of people in the region are homeless.
They are staying in emergency shelters that have now been flooded by the heavy rain. At least 15 people died in the storm. A dead man has been recovered from a flooded underpass in Sanliurfa, state news agency Anadolu reported Thursday. The neighboring province of Adiyaman, where two people lost their lives, was also hit.
search for missing persons
Emergency services are still looking for missing persons. The governor of the Sanliurfa region called on residents to stay in their homes or move to safe areas if necessary. Adiyaman residents should stay away from riverbeds, it said. According to media reports, residential buildings, emergency shelters such as tents and containers, but also the emergency department of a hospital were flooded. The patients had to be evacuated.
Roads, cars and bridges were damaged by the water masses. Photos show mud and stuck cars. Just about five weeks ago, the region was hit by earthquakes. More than 48,000 people died in Turkey.
Source: Krone
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