Summer flood hits Bursa, Turkey - at least 5 killed, 4 missing (UPDATE)

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Sun, 21 Jun 2020 19:02 UTC

© Government of Bursa

After the floods in Kestel, Bursa Province, Turkey 21 June 2020.

At least 2 people have died in floods after heavy rain in north west Turkey.

Flooding struck the Kestel district of Bursa province on 21 June. After initial assessments, the provincial government reported two people had died and four were believed to be missing in the floods.

Raging flood water swept through narrow streets of several neighbourhoods in the district, including Dudakli, Narlidere, Aksu and Kayacik. A team of over 350 personnel are carrying out relief and search and rescue operations.

Images shared on Social Media showed cars piled on top of each other in streets swamped in mud and debris in the aftermath of the floods.

Flood damage was also reported in Yenisölöz and Bayırköy districts of Orhangazi district.

Social Media

Bir daha yaşanmaması ümidiyle #Kestel pic.twitter.com/cgy87kBPjr

— Ahmet çalış (@flankes34) June 22, 2020

Bursa Kestel İlçesi Dudaklı Köyü.

Sel felaketi, Allah korumuş can kaybı yok. pic.twitter.com/ffsQ3TBLYW

— Levent Özeren (@lvntozrn) June 21, 2020

Destructive flooding in Kestel, Bursa, Turkey on Jun 21st. At least 2 fatalities and several people missing. Thanks to Recep Sever for the report - posted with permission. pic.twitter.com/3tU6No6o4h

— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) June 22, 2020

Comment: Update: Middle East Monitor reports on 22nd June:

5 killed, 4 missing, as flooding hits Turkey

© Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency

Damaged buildings and vehicles are seen while the damage assessment and cleaning operations continue at Dudakli neighbourhood in Kestel district of Bursa, Turkey on June 22, 2020. At this neighbourhood with 130 residences, where approximately 550 people live, many houses were damaged by flood, nearly 50 tractors and cars were flooded

Five people have died after heavy rains caused floods in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said today.

Yakup Canbolat, the governor of Bursa province, said four people are also missing, CNN Turk reported.

"Intensive search and rescue operations are being carried out in flood-hit areas by 257 personnel, including 134 gendarmeries," he said.

Reportedly, rescue workers found the body of a woman and recovered the bodies of the people washed away by the flood.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu arrived in Bursa under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's instructions to inspect the area.

Soylu said the incident is far beyond seasonal norms.

"For now, the only thing the rescue team can do is locate the four people," he added.

Last week, an earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude shook Bingol province in eastern Turkey, killing one and injuring 18 people and causing the collapse of a military observation tower.