Deadly Flooding in Northwestern Turkey: Two Killed, Four Missing in Ongoing Rescue Mission

At least two people were killed as a result of floods caused by heavy rains in the Ignida Sisli Valley in the Kirklareli region in northwestern Turkey, where 6 people were rescued in the floods while 4 are still missing in the ongoing rescue mission.

Military vehicles and helicopters searched the wooded areas after 12 people were said to be stranded due to the floods.

In recent days, Greece has witnessed intense fires at first, sweeping through neighborhoods and the countryside. A few days later, it was hit by heavy rains, which caused floods.

CNN’s chief climate correspondent, Bill Weir, commented on this matter, saying: “It’s a different planet than the one we grew up on, it’s a different water cycle, and that’s what science warned us would happen if we got out of that temperate point of temperature in which it evolved.” all human civilization.

And the reporter continued by saying: “This is the situation that goes from severe drought now in Greece to rains for years or months in areas affected by fires, where there is no chance for water to flood the soil at all, but only worsens the situation,” noting that “we have seen (the occurrence of ) over and over again on three or four continents.”

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2023-09-06 09:56:11