Two people were killed yesterday as a result of floods caused by torrential rains that turned the streets of Istanbul into rivers, Turkish officials said.
The city governor’s office said two people died:-
The Turkish emergency service confirmed that two people were killed on Tuesday and four others were missing due to flooding in the northwestern city of Kirklareli.
The flood partially submerged a metro station:-
According to media reports, the night storm partially submerged a metro station and forced the authorities to evacuate dozens of people from a public library.
The flood drags cars and city’s markets:-
Footage broadcast on television and spread on social media also showed flowing water dragging cars and stalls in the city’s markets.
It is noteworthy that the heavy rains fell after a dry summer that saw the level of water tanks drop in the city, which has a population of 16 million, to its lowest level in nine years.
