BOZKURT, Turkey( Reuters)-Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea

Workers clear the mud from a street in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, Turkey, on Aug

flash floods that swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region, in the town of Bozkurt, in

Locals look at partially collapsed buildings after flash floods swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region.... " Our country has been grappling with natural disasters for a while, as are many places in the world.... Five bridges had collapsed and many others were damaged, leading to road closures, AFAD added....

Turkish disaster agency AFAD said 48 people were killed in Kastamonu, eight in Sinop and one in Bartin. Eight people remained hospitalized, according to the agency. Speaking late Saturday in Kastamonu, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 15 of the dead had not been identified yet.... He added the previous number of missing persons was 143, including duplicate names and some reached alive. Some residents in Kastamonu shared names and photos of missing people on social media since the floods be

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 17, and one more person is still reported missing. Support our journalism.... An 80-year-old woman was reported missing in Bartin province. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement The disaster struck as firefighters in southwest Turkey worked to extinguish a wildfire in Mugla province, an area popular with tourists that runs along the

ANKARA, Turkey( AP)--The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to at least 38 on Friday, officials said, as emergency crews searched collapsed buildings, swamped homes, and submerged basements for more victims and survivors.... More than 1, 700 people were evacuated across the region, some lifted from rooftops by helicopters, and many were being temporarily housed in student dormitories.... Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Twitter late Friday that 32 people di

Open this photo in gallery Partially collapsed buildings remain after in the town of Ilisi, in Kastamonu province, after flash floods that swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region. MEHMET CALISKAN/ ReutersFlash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 62 people, authorities said on Sunday, as search and rescue efforts to find missing people continued. The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had

ISTANBUL( Reuters)-Flash floods that swept through towns in Turkish Black Sea provinces have killed 70 people and emergency workers continue to search for 47 missing people, authorities said on Monday. The floods last week brought chaos as torrents of water tossed dozens of cars and heaps of debris along streets, destroyed buildings and bridges, closed roads and damaged electricity infrastructure. Sixty people died as a result of floods in Kastamonu province.... Another nine people died in Sino

The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along Turkey's Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 57, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday, as authorities disputed reports that dozens more people were missing. Torrential rains that pounded the provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable. Turkish disaster agency AFAD said 48 people were k