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Severe weather continues to pound Turkey’s south as tornado death toll rises to two
Severe weather continues to pound Turkey’s south as tornado death toll rises to two
Officials have warned locals in the southern Turkish province of Antalya that severe weather conditions will continue on Jan. 25, a day after two people were killed by tornadoes. Click through for the story in photos...
Berivan Karakeçi, a 13-year-old girl, and an unidentified municipality worker were killed as tornadoes hit the Kumluca and Finike districts.
20-year-old Buse Acar, whose family car fell into a creek after being hit by a tornado, remains missing.
Search and rescue efforts continued on Jan. 25 to find the university student.
Heavy storms, with a possibility of fresh watersprouts and tornadoes, are expected to hit Antalya, Denizli and Isparta late Jan. 25.
Provinces in the Aegean coasts are also warned of severe weather conditions.
Meanwhile, two of the injured remained in critical condition.
At least 30 cars and a building owned by Antalya Municipality were damaged.
Several other southern Turkish towns, including Kemer and Milas, were also affected by tornadoes on Jan. 24.
Waterspouts, which are also known as sea tornados, have become more familiar to the people living in Turkey’s coastal areas as climate change stirs more extreme weather conditions.
Human casualties or significant material damage due to tornadoes, on the other hand, were still rare in Turkey, unlike in other countries, like the United States.
Click through for more photos from Kumluca, Kemer and Milas, shot on Jan. 24...
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