Flash flood in Turkey kill 77, demolish homes and bridges, dozens missing

About 2,400 people were evacuated across the region amid the floods scores of them lifted to safety by helicopters. Many are being temporarily housed in student dormitories. 

Ankara: Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday from the severe flooding that devastated parts of Turkey's Black Sea coast last week, bringing the death toll to 77, officials said. Torrential rains battered the country's northwestern Black Sea provinces on Aug. 11, causing floods that demolished homes and bridges, swept away cars and blocked access to numerous roads. The Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, said at least 62 people were killed in the province of Kastamonu, 14 died in Sinop and one in Bartin.