Floods brought on by torrential rains have hit two provinces that have been devastated by final month’s earthquake, killing at the least 5 individuals and growing the distress of hundreds who have been left homeless, officers stated.
Quite a lot of different individuals have been reported lacking as properly in Wednesday’s floods.
One particular person was killed within the city of Tut in southeastern Adiyaman province, the place surging waters swept away a container residence the place a bunch of earthquake survivors have been residing, Governor Numan Hatipoglu stated. 4 individuals have been reported lacking.
Video confirmed flood waters sweeping individuals and automobiles down streets in Turkey's #Şanlıurfa, which was hit by February’s lethal earthquakes ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/X2CMgtOgX7 — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 15, 2023
4 different individuals have been killed and two firefighters have been reported lacking from the floods in neighbouring Sanliurfa province, Governor Salih Ayhan advised HaberTurk tv.
A number of individuals have been evacuated from a drenched campsite in Sanliurfa the place earthquake survivors have been sheltering in tents. Sufferers have been additionally evacuated from a hospital, HaberTurk reported.
Tv footage from there additionally confirmed floodwaters surging alongside a road and sweeping away automobiles.
The highly effective earthquakes that struck elements of Turkey and Syria on February 6, killed greater than 52,000 individuals – the overwhelming majority in Turkey. Greater than 200,000 buildings in Turkey both collapsed or have been severely broken.
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