Turkiye floods leave one dead, one missing

By AFP
August 26, 2024
Uprooted trees are piled up next to destroyed bungalows as rescue teams search for a missing person after a flood hit bungalow homes in the Igneada district of Kirklarel, on September 7, 2023. — AFP
Uprooted trees are piled up next to destroyed bungalows as rescue teams search for a missing person after a flood hit bungalow homes in the Igneada district of Kirklarel, on September 7, 2023. — AFP

ISTANBUL: Floods caused by torrential rain in central Turkiye have killed one person and left one missing, authorities and media said.

The body of a 52-year-old shepherd was found near the town of Kirsehir about four kilometres from the place where he went missing, the DHA news agency reported late on Saturday.

Rescue teams helped people stuck in their homes after landslides in the region, the report added. Kayseri province governor Gokmen Cicek said on the X social media platform that one person was missing. The neighbouring province of Sivas has also been hit by floods.