Original title: The number of people killed in floods in the Black Sea region of Turkey rose to 44. Search and rescue continued. Source: CCTV News Client
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) issued a new statement on August 14 local time, stating that the floods in the Black Sea region have killed 44 people, including 36 in Kastamonu province and Sinop province. 7 people. One person in Bartın Province is an elderly man in his 80s who was washed away by the flood and lost contact for many days.
Beginning at night on the 10th local time, continuous heavy rainfall in the Black Sea region of Turkey triggered landslides and mudslides. Floods broke down bridges, flooded roads, washed away many motor vehicles, flooded a large number of farmland, and damaged many buildings. . The local rescue department urgently evacuated a large number of trapped people, but because the flash flood came too fast, some people were too late to evacuate and were buried in collapsed and damaged buildings. As search and rescue operations in various places unfold, the death toll is likely to continue to rise. (Headquarters reporter Chen Huihui)
(Edited by Chen Yufan)
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