Monday, July 03, 2006
Flooding in Turkey leaves nine dead
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Helen Update 10-02-2006Posted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(Reuters - IOL) from Turkey.
Istanbul - At least nine people, including three children, have died in flooding caused by heavy rain in northern and eastern Turkey over the past two days, NTV television said on Monday.
It showed houses wrecked by strong river currents triggered by storms that are expected to last for the rest of the week.
"Security forces are doing everything they can at the moment," said Hasan Basri Guzeloglu, governor of Samsun province on Turkey's Black Sea coast that was especially hard hit.
The floods have shut down many roads and railway lines in the region, though electricity supplies have largely been restored, Guzeloglu told Reuters by telephone.
'Security forces are doing everything they can...'
"There are still two villages we...
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Helen Update 10-02-2006Posted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(Reuters - IOL) from Turkey.
Istanbul - At least nine people, including three children, have died in flooding caused by heavy rain in northern and eastern Turkey over the past two days, NTV television said on Monday.
It showed houses wrecked by strong river currents triggered by storms that are expected to last for the rest of the week.
"Security forces are doing everything they can at the moment," said Hasan Basri Guzeloglu, governor of Samsun province on Turkey's Black Sea coast that was especially hard hit.
The floods have shut down many roads and railway lines in the region, though electricity supplies have largely been restored, Guzeloglu told Reuters by telephone.
'Security forces are doing everything they can...'
"There are still two villages we...
Read More...
