Türkiye - Floods (Flodlist, AFAD, media, MGM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 June 2023)

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Türkiye, in particular throughout the Black Sea region since 4 June, causing floods, landslides and rivers overflow that have resulted in casualties and damage.

The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) reports, as of 5 June, two fatalities, of which one in Samsun and another in the Amasya Province. In this latter Province, one person is still reported as missing. In addition, eight evacuated people were reported in the Sinop Province. Furthermore a number of roads and bridges have been damaged across the aforementioned provinces and in the Kastamonu Province.

Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over the Black Sea region.