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Tornado hits airport in Turkey's Antalya
Tornado hits airport in Turkey's Antalya
Dozens have been injured by tornadoes as severe weather continued to affect the southern Turkish province of Antalya...
A tornado hit Antalya's airport on Jan. 26, damaging several aircraft and properties.
An airport bus was also hit by the tornado, injuring 12 people.
Another tornado hit the Kumluca district two days after two people died there.
Five Syrians, including three children, were injured by the tornado Jan. 26.
Migrant workers and their family members were injured, according to local media reports.
Officials had warned the locals that severe weather conditions will continue after two people were killed by tornadoes on Jan. 24.
Berivan Karakeçi, a 13-year-old girl, and an unidentified municipality worker were killed as tornadoes hit the Kumluca and Finike districts.
Despite the search efforts that continued for two days, 20-year-old Buse Acar, whose family car fell into a creek after being hit by another tornado, remains missing.
Heavy storms, with a possibility of fresh watersprouts and tornadoes, are expected to hit Antalya, Denizli and Isparta late Jan. 26.
Provinces in the Aegean coasts were also warned of severe weather conditions. A couple died in their cars when flash floods hit Bodrum late Jan. 25.
Here are more photos from the tornado-hit Antalya and the search and rescue operations...
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