Death toll in flood increased to 6 in Istanbul and Kocaeli

Efforts are continuing to search for people lost in the floods and floods that occurred after the heavy rain that hit across Istanbul on October 14th.

As a result of the work of the marine police and police helicopter, a male body was found in the Golden Horn.

It was determined that the body belonged to 30-year-old Murat Babajanov, a Turkmenistan national.

Thus, the number of people who lost their lives as a result of the flood increased to 5.

Efforts continue to find the other 2 missing people in the region.

The lifeless body of one of the two people lost in the jeep that fell into the stream and was flooded in Kocaeli's Gebze district was found.

While the identity of the person involved in the search, which lasted approximately 13 hours, has not yet been determined, the search for the other missing person continues.

After the heavy rain in Istanbul on Wednesday, the stream overflowed in Ayazağa District. Many houses, workplaces and vehicles were damaged due to the flood.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)