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Deadly floods after ‘monster’ earthquake in Turkey: At least 10 dead – Watch video

At least 10 people were killed because of floods they caused yesterday Wednesday the heavy rains in the earthquake affected provinces of Sanliurfa and Antiyaman in southeastern Turkey. In fact, a container that housed a four-member family of earthquake survivors in Antiyaman was swept away by a torrent.

“Unfortunately, we found one of the four missing people dead. The investigation into the other three continues,” announced its interior minister Turkey Suleiman Soylou during his visit to the area.

In Sanliurfa, rushing torrents swept away everything in their path, flooded basements and ground floors, turned roads into rivers, show videos broadcast by Turkish television networks.

The Disaster and Emergencies Management Directorate (AFAD) announced that rescue teams with the help of divers were deployed to free residents trapped in flooded areas, as well as to locate missing persons, according to international agencies and the Athens News Agency. It points out that more than 100 millimeters of rain fell in earthquake-hit provinces of southeastern Turkey in a 24-hour period.

The two provinces have a population of about 2.7 million residents, who are still trying to recover from the deadly February 6 earthquakes that killed more than 48,000 people in Turkey and left millions more homeless. Tens of thousands of earthquake victims remain in tents and containers – the temporary roofs of many flooded due to the heavy rains.

Source: News Beast

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