World · Middle East · 13 hrs ago
Yurtbaşı clears roads and drains water after flooding in Elazığ
Heavy rain caused flooding in Yurtbaşı, Elazığ, three days before the mayor’s update.
Mayor Nihat Doğan says municipal staff and vehicles have been working in affected areas since the flooding began.
Main roads have reopened, while crews continue clearing side streets, removing mud and draining water.
The flooding damaged infrastructure, roads, farmers’ land and residents’ homes, according to Doğan.
The municipality is coordinating repairs with Elazığ Governor Numan Hatipoğlu and other public agencies.
Doğan asked residents for patience and said no one’s hardship was being ignored.
Cleanup and repair work is continuing, with no completion date given.
Flooding struck Yurtbaşı after heavy rain three days before the report was published.
Yurtbaşı Mayor Nihat Doğan said the municipality had deployed its available resources from the start of the disaster.
Main roads have been reopened to traffic.
Crews are continuing to clear side streets, remove mud and drain water.
The municipality is coordinating with Elazığ Governor Numan Hatipoğlu and public agencies to address damage to infrastructure, roads, farms and homes.
- Who
- Yurtbaşı Municipality, led by Mayor Nihat Doğan, is carrying out the work.
- What
- Crews have reopened main roads and are clearing side streets, removing mud and draining water after flooding.
- When
- The flooding occurred three days before the report was published on October 15, 2026. Cleanup work was continuing at the time of the report.
- Where
- Yurtbaşı, Elazığ, Türkiye.
- Why
- Heavy rain caused flooding and water overflow, damaging infrastructure, roads, farms and residents’ homes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Heavy rain led to flooding and water overflow in Yurtbaşı.
Mayor Nihat Doğan said main roads had reopened and crews were continuing cleanup and water-drainage work.
- Location
- Yurtbaşı, Elazığ
- Mayor
- Nihat Doğan
- Main roads
- Reopened to traffic
- Ongoing work
- Clearing side streets, removing mud and draining water
- Coordination
- Elazığ Governor Numan Hatipoğlu and relevant public institutions
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What people are saying
We have reopened our main roads to traffic. Road-clearing, mud removal and water drainage work in our side streets continues without interruption.
We are coordinating with Governor Numan Hatipoğlu and all relevant public institutions to repair the damage the disaster caused to our infrastructure, roads, farmers and our residents’ homes.