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Türkiye - Floods (Floodlist, AFAD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 July 2023)

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Black Sea region, northern Türkiye, since 9 July, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.

  • According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and media, as of 12 July, three fatalities are confirmed, of whom one in Zonguldak Province and another in the Ordu Province. Almost 70 people have been evacuated and hundreds have been displaced. In addition, media report that more than 1,000 landslides occurred in Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Zonguldak, Bartin, Karabük, Kastamonu, Ordu, Giresun and Samsun Provinces.

  • Over the next 24 hours, drier conditions are expected over the Black Sea region.