Police boat, divers search for missing from Turkish floods
The Hindu
The Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, said 69 people were killed in Kastamonu province, nine in Sinop province and one other in Bartin province.
A police boat and divers joined the search for some 30 people still missing more than a week after severe floods devastated parts of Turkey’s Black Sea coast, Turkish media reported on Friday as authorities raised the death toll from the disaster to 79. The Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, said 69 people were killed in Kastamonu province, nine in Sinop province and one other in Bartin province. The agency said earlier this week that 34 people were unaccounted for. Torrential rains pounded the Black Sea provinces in northwestern Turkey on August 11, causing floods that demolished homes and bridges, swept away cars and blocked access to roads.More Related News
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