William Mata6 September 2023 17:02
1694013483Photos: Impact of flooding in Greece and Turkey 
A vehicle crosses a flooded road in the city of Volos, central Greece (AFP via Getty Images)
Cars in a flooded road in the city of Volos, central Greece (AFP via Getty Images)
Firefighters use ropes to lift a kidney patient in a stretcher across a road damaged by a rainstorm in Kala Nera village, near Volos (AP)
Engineers inspect a damaged bridge, which connects the city of Burgas and the Turkish border (AFP via Getty Images)
William Mata6 September 2023 16:18
1694012831Turkey: Two dead and 31 injured in northern Istanbul
Two people have died and at least 31 are injured in Istanbul’s northern Basaksehir and Kucukcekmece districts after flash flooding.
Cars have been seen floating in the waters after 125 kilograms of rain per square metre hit Istanbul in less than six hours
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said search and rescue operations were continuing and pledged financial support to families in flood-affected areas.
(AP)
William Mata6 September 2023 16:07
1694012205Summer 2023 one of the hottest on record – scientists say
The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, according to data from the European Union Climate Change Service released on Wednesday.
The three-month period from June through August surpassed previous records by a large margin, with an average temperature of 16.8 C – 0.66C above average.
Last month was the also the hottest August on record globally, the third straight month in a row to set such a record following the hottest ever June and July, the EU said on Wednesday.
The weather has been hot in Europe this summer (AFP via Getty Images)
William Mata6 September 2023 15:56
1694010807Death toll now 12 as extra bodies recovered in Turkey
The death toll from severe rainstorms that have lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has increased to 12 after rescue teams in the three neighbouring countries recovered five more bodies.
A flash flood at a campsite in north-western Turkey near the border with Bulgaria killed at least five people – with three found dead on Wednesday – and carried away bungalow homes.
They had reported earlier on Wednesday that four more bodies had been found to bring the total to 11 and that they were searching for two more bodies. They are now seeking only one more.
Workers clean a water drain on the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains in Istanbul (AP)
William Mata6 September 2023 15:33
1694009632Latest victims identified from Istanbul
Two victims to have been idenfied in the Istanbul tragedy.
They include a 32-year-old Guinean citizen who was trapped inside his basement apartment in the low-income Kucukcekmece district, Turkish broadcaster HaberTurk TV reported.
The other was a 57-year-old woman who died after being swept away by the floods in another neighbourhood, the private DHA news agency reported.
The surging flood waters affected more than 1,750 homes and businesses in the city, according to the Istanbul governor’s office. (AP)
William Mata6 September 2023 15:13
1694009083Death toll reaches 11 – update
The death toll from severe rainstorms that have lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has increased to 11.
Four more bodies have been recovered after a flash flood at a campsite in north-western Turkey near the border with Bulgaria.
Two were found dead on Wednesday and carried away bungalow homes with rescuers still looking for two more people.
Another two people died in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, where Tuesday’s storms inundated hundreds of homes and workplaces in several neighbourhoods.
Emergency team members rescue a young girl during floods in a campsite in Kirklareli province, Turkey (AP)
William Mata6 September 2023 15:04
1694008171Storm causes floods of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
In Bulgaria, a storm caused floods on the country’s southern Black Sea coast.
The body of a missing tourist was recovered from the sea on Wednesday, raising the overall death toll to three. Border police vessels and drones were assisting efforts to locate another two people still listed as missing.
TV footage showed cars and camper vans being swept out to sea in the southern resort town of Tsarevo, where authorities declared a state of emergency.
Most of the rivers in the region burst their banks and several bridges were destroyed, causing serious traffic problems.
Tourism minister Zaritsa Dinkova said about 4,000 people were affected by the disaster along the entire southern stretch of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.
“There is a problem transporting tourists because it is dangerous to go by coach on the roads affected by the floods,” she added.
People try to pull out a car submerged in the sea at Arapia camping site near Tsarevo along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast (AFP via Getty Images)
William Mata6 September 2023 14:49
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