Türkiye floods kill 10 people

The death toll from the floods in Adiyaman and Sanliurfa (Türkiye) has risen to 10 people.

Report informs via Anadolu that the search and rescue services of Türkiye's disaster management authority AFAD of the provinces of Sanliurfa, Adana, Bingol, Mersin, Gaziantep were sent to the disaster zones.

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Mudflows in southeastern Türkiye have claimed five lives, Governor of Sanliurfa province Salih Aykhan told NTV channel, Report informs via TASS.

He said nine more people are missing.

Heavy rains have brought mud flows to the city. Authorities are asking people to leave the flooded areas and not stay in houses and other buildings. Earlier in Sanliurfa, the intensive care wards of the children's department of the hospital were flooded. Flooding is also recorded in areas where tent and container camps are located, deployed after earthquakes in many areas in the southeast of the country. Classes have been canceled in schools, some civil servants have been given a paid day off.