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5 dead in floods in Turkey in areas affected by earthquakes

  • March 15, 2023
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At least five People have dead And six are missing due to floods in several Turkish provinces, which were devastated by two earthquakes on February 6, which killed

At least five People have dead And six are missing due to floods in several Turkish provinces, which were devastated by two earthquakes on February 6, which killed more than 48,000 people, and where the camps in which the victims of the attacks were hiding were now flooded. earthquakes.

Provincial regional authorities Adiyaman one person was reported dead and four others were missing after a violent rainy caused a flood that washed away the prefabricated house that housed a family that had lost their home during the earthquakes.

Governor’s Office sanliurfa, another of the eleven earthquake-affected regions indicated that the bodies of four people washed away by the water had been found, and two firefighters involved in the rescue were missing.

NTV broadcaster reports that at least four more people have gone missing in Sanlıurfa, although this has not been officially confirmed.

Also in this province, a person is in serious condition after struck by lightning.

In the city of Şanlıurfa, torrential rains from last night flooded the streets, washed away cars and businesses and homes were flooded.

The medical center was forced to evacuate incoming patients to the upper floors of the building, and schools suspended classes.

In the province of Malatya, also affected by earthquakes, due to the rains, several tent cities were flooded, where earthquake victims take shelter, HalkTV reports.

The weather forecast states that rain will continue in the region and they warn of the possibility that the floods will also affect Diyarbakır, another of the provinces hit by earthquakes that left thousands homeless.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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