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Death toll in northeastern Turkey floods hits 10

August 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm

A drone photo shows an aerial view of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) teams during the search and rescue works for people who went missing in the flood in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Giresun, Turkey on 27 August 2020. [İlyas Gün – Anadolu Agency]

The death toll from flooding in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Giresun has risen to 10, the country’s interior minister said on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

Rescue teams are still searching for five missing people, Suleyman Soylu told reporters during a visit to the disaster area.

Some 988 personnel and 288 vehicles have been involved in rescue efforts, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said in a statement earlier.

According to reports, 157 people have been rescued so far, with at least 12 of them found in injured condition.

At least 17 buildings have been destroyed and 361 more structures slightly damaged in the flooding, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum told reporters.

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said earlier that damage assessments were ongoing, adding that farmlands seemed to have suffered less damage than initially estimated.

Around 9 million Turkish liras ($1.23 million) have been utilized for recovery and rehabilitation work in the region.

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