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İstanbul flood death toll reaches six as search continues for one missing person
Heavy rain caused flash floods across İstanbul on October 14, damaging homes, businesses and vehicles.
Rescuers found Haşim Ciritlioğlu’s body near the Ayvansaray ferry pier on the Golden Horn.
His recovery raised İstanbul’s death toll to six.
The floods followed intense rainfall that caused flooding and disruption across Turkey’s largest city.
One person remains missing, and search teams are continuing their work.
Flooding in neighboring Kocaeli also caused a separate death and left another person missing, but those casualties are not included in İstanbul’s toll.
Flooding after heavy rain in Turkey’s Marmara region has left six people dead, according to reports on October 19.
Searches are continuing for one person still missing in Istanbul.
A body found near Ayvansaray Ferry Pier was identified as Haşim Ciritlioğlu, who had been missing since the flooding.
Earlier reports said bodies had also been found in Istanbul’s Haliç and in Kocaeli’s Gebze district.
The floods followed heavy rain across Istanbul on October 14 and damaged homes, businesses and vehicles.
- Who
- Six people have been reported dead. Haşim Ciritlioğlu was identified among the victims.
- What
- Flooding killed six people, and search teams are still looking for one missing person.
- When
- Heavy rain hit Istanbul on October 14. A body was found near Ayvansaray Ferry Pier on October 19.
- Where
- Istanbul and Kocaeli, in Turkey’s Marmara region.
- Why
- Heavy rain caused flooding and water inundation.
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Heavy rain hit Istanbul, causing floods and water inundation.
A body found in Haliç was identified as Murat Babajanov, and a separate body was recovered in Gebze.
A body found near Ayvansaray Ferry Pier was identified as Haşim Ciritlioğlu; reports said six people had died and one person remained missing.
- Reported deaths
- 6
- Missing people
- 1
- Heavy rain in Istanbul
- October 14
- Haliç victim identified
- Murat Babajanov, 30, a citizen of Turkmenistan
- Ayvansaray Ferry Pier victim
- Haşim Ciritlioğlu
- Search location in Kocaeli
- Gebze district
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İstanbul flood death toll rises to six, one still missing
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