TURKEY
• NATIONAL
Tuesday, February 09 2010 15:30 GMT+2
Your time is 
  

Death toll increases to six in latest floods

Font Size: Larger|Smaller
Monday, November 2, 2009
ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires
Floods also hit the southeastern province of Şırnak. DHA photo

Floods also hit the southeastern province of Şırnak. DHA photo

Two more people have died in the latest floods in eastern Turkey, taking the death toll to six over the past three days, Anatolia news agency reported Monday.

In the southeastern province of Siirt, teacher Arif Yaşar, 23, was killed and three people were wounded as the minibus they were in was swept away by the flood. A nearby river had overflowed due to the heavy rainfall in the Eruh district of Siirt.

Tekin Küçükali, head of the Turkish Red Crescent, said in a written statement that the organization sent two vehicles and six disaster experts to Siirt. The schools in Siirt were temporarily closed on Monday due to the heavy rainfall and floods. The road between Siirt and Eruh was also closed to traffic on Monday.

The body of Hüseyin Gün, a truck driver who died in his truck as it was swept away by the floods, has been found, private news site CNNTürk reported on Monday. Gün was working in dam construction in the southeastern province of Şırnak’s Silopi district. Siyahkaya Dam is a project planned to be a buffer zone on Turkey’s Iraq border. The investigation into the matter continues.

Meanwhile, a six-month-old boy in the western province of Yalova and three children in southeastern Mardin province died on Sunday.

Şener Adalı and his 6-month-old son Mert were swept away as the bridge they were crossing was destroyed by floodwaters in Kocadere town in Yalova. Adalı survived the flood but his son Mert died.

Mevlüde Aslan, 13, and her sister Sadiye Aslan were herding animals in Mardin’s Dargeçit neighborhood when the flood swept them away and their bodies were found 15 kilometers away. In Mardin’s Derik district, 3-year-old Nezir Aksak was killed when he fell into a river in his village, Çataltepe, on Sunday.

Istanbul Sea Buses, or İDO, temporarily delayed its services on Monday due to the bad weather. On Tuesday, heavy rainfall and wind is expected to move from the southeast to the southern province of Antalya and the rainfall is predicted to reach the Aegean province of Muğla late at night.


 

No Comment   Bookmark and Share  printer friendly PRINTER FRIENDLY

READER COMMENTS

WRITE A COMMENT

Verification code
E-mail is required in case we need to communicate with you. It will not appear on the website and will never be used for any other purposes.
Comments policy: The Daily News seeks and supports freedom of expression and this commitment extends to our readers. Constraints include comments judged to be in violation of Turkish press law. We also moderate hate speech, libel and gratuitous insults.












TURKEY










Home | To Top | User Agreement and Privacy Policy | Rights and Permissions | Contact Us | Company | About News Room| RSS RSS Feed
diabetic desserts recipes recipes Diabetic Soups Holiday Pizza Recipes Popcorn Recipes Recipes For Microwave Pasta Recipes Casserole Recipes Chili Recipes Curry Recipes Crockpot Recipes Apples Recipes Bread Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Vegetable recipes Desserts Recipes Appetizers Ethnic Recipes Meat Dishes Barbecue Recipes Sauces Recipes Marinade Recipes Low Fat Recipes Frugal Gourmet Kitchen Classics Recipes On The Grill Cook Books Seafood Recipes Cajun Recipes Breads Low Fat Low Fat Breads Bread Machine Recipes Yeast Breads Quick Breads Fat Free Vegetarian Salad Recipes Eggplant Recipes Radish Recipes Tomato Recipes Jalapeno Recipes Potato Recipes Lettuce Recipes Cabbage Recipes Beans Ambrosia Recipes Biscotti Recipes Desserts Low Fat Cookie Recipes Cheesecake Recipes Cake Recipes Pie Recipes Muffin Recipes Custard Recipes Best Appetizers Appetizers Low Fat Salsa Recipes Dip Recipes International Recipes Afghan Recipes Alaska Recipes French Recipes German Recipes Greek Recipes Italian Recipes Spanish Recipes Thai Recipes Korean Recipes Chinese Recipes Mexican Recipes Indian Recipes Beef Recipes Pork Pork & Ham Pork Butts Pork Chop Recipes Pork Ribs Rulled Pork Poultry Recipes Stews Recipes Ground Beef Barbecue Grill Barbecue Smoker All Purpose Sauce BBQ Sauce Barbecue Sauce Carolina BBQ Sauce Pickle Recipes Marinades Smoking Low Fat Appetizers & Dips Low Fat Breakfast Low Fat Cakes Low Fat Cheesecakes Low Fat Cookies Low Fat Desserts Low Fat Fish & Seafood Low Fat Meats Low Fat Pasta Low Fat Pies Low Fat Salads Low Fat Sandwiches Low Fat Sauces & Condiments Low Fat Sides Low Fat Soups Low Fat Vegetarian Baker's Dozen Taste of Home Recipe Book Bon Appetit Cookbook Blacktie Cookbook Buster Cook Book Martha Stewart Cookbook Cookbook USA Cook Book Cook Book Sara's Cookbook Sara's Cookbook Appetizers and Dips Poultry recipes Diabetic recipes Holiday recipes Miscellaneous recipes 110 recipes 1986 Usenet cookbook 2900 recipes Cyberrealm recipes Great sysops of world Specialty recipes Ceideburg recipes Cheese recipes Chili recipes Fruits recipes Garlic recipes Great chefs of NY Londontowne recipes Raisins recipes Recipes for kids US Food Vegetarian recipes Bread recipes Drinks Meat Dishes Brisket recipes Caribou recipes Chicken recipes Filet mignons recipes Pork recipes Swordfish recipes Turkey recipes Pasta recipes Uncategorized recipes Ethnic recipes Canada recipes English recipes Ethiopia recipes Germany recipes Greece recipes Mexican recipes Philippines recipes Welsh recipes Microwave recipes Soups recipes Vegetable recipes Asparagus recipes Barley recipes Brown rice recipes Lentil recipes Mushrooms recipes Salads recipes Wild rice Desserts recipes Cakes recipes Chocolate recipes Cookies recipes Ice cream recipes