The death toll from severe rainstorms has increased to 11 after rescue teams recovered four more bodies
The body of a missing tourist was recovered from the sea on Wednesday, raising the overall death toll for the country to three. Border police vessels and drones were assisting efforts to locate another two people still listed as missing.
Across the border, at least six people were killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods in northwest Turkey, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Wednesday.People walk next to scattered vehicles and furniture on the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains in Istanbul The victims in Istanbul included a 32-year-old Guinean citizen who was trapped inside his basement apartment, Turkish broadcaster HaberTurk TV reported.
Around 125 kilograms per square meter of rainfall hit Istanbul in less than six hours, equal to what the city would typically expect in a month in September, the governor’s office said in a statement.
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