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"At least 12 people have died in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria as flash floods
from torrential rainstorms turned rivers into torrents, swept away bridges and
inundated streets, homes and public buildings.
Greece’s climate crisis and civil protection minister, Vassilis Kikilias, said
after an emergency cabinet meeting: “This is the most extreme phenomenon in
terms of the maximum amount of rain in a 24-hour period since records began in
the country.”
In Turkey, six holidaymakers were carried away by a torrent that raged through
a campsite in the north-western Kırklareli province, near the border with
Bulgaria. Two bodies were recovered on Tuesday night and three more on
Wednesday.
Authorities said more than a dozen holidaymakers were on the site when the
floods hit, sweeping away several bungalows. They said a search for the two
missing holidaymakers was “continuing uninterrupted”.
Turkish television footage showed rescuers carrying a young girl and an adult
to safety from waters that reached waist-high in some areas. The rains also
damaged and forced the closure of a main road, Habertürk TV reported.
Two people were killed in Istanbul. Several underground stations were closed
and about a dozen people were rescued after being stranded inside a flooded
city library.
The overnight storm, which followed an unusually dry summer, flooded streets
and stations and swept away cars and city market stalls."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
