Five missing, three killed in raging floods in western Turkey

Continuing heavy rain in western and southwestern provinces of Turkey causes deaths of three people while five are reported to be missing. Another 10 people in Balıkesir province are wounded due to a hurricane.

Three people were killed and five were missing after raging floods in the southwestern provinces of Manisa, Antalya and Denizli yesterday caused significant damage and broke off lines of communication and transportation.

Rescue crews were searching for Hasan Bulut, Hulusi Kutlu, Fatma Kutlu, Süleyman Çelik and Meryem Çelik from the village of Haskızılören in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. Helicopters were dropping food supplies into the village as road access had been broken off when three bridges collapsed in the area.

Search and rescue teams have identified the body of Ayşe Beşbaş. Sıdıka Gümüş, 60, also died after she was caught in drifting flood waters in the village of Karabayır in the Aegean province of Denizli. The districts of Çameli, Kale and Tavas in Denizli were heavily affected by the downpour, while a hydroelectric dam was also damaged in Demirciler village. 10 people were wounded due to tornado in Balıkesir.

“There are difficulties about electricity. The teams are working on it. Civil Defense and Coast Guard helicopters and forestry helicopters are carrying teams to the villages. The region is inaccessible by land routes,” said Antalya Gov. Ahmet Altıparmak.


/AzerTAc/