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One dead as torrential rains wreak havoc in southeastern Turkey

28 October 2012 02:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Flash floods hit the southeastern province of ÅžanlÄ±urfa on Thursday, leaving one individual dead, APA reports quoting Today’s Zaman.

Many houses, workplaces and roads were flooded in the Harran, AkÃ§akale and CeylanpÄ±nar districts after it began raining late on Thursday, the first day of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

The body of a ÅžanlÄ±urfa resident, Ahmet Ã‡akÄ±r, who drowned in the flood, was recovered by rescue teams on Friday morning.

Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Ã‡elik, who visited the Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) regional office in the province, extended his condolences to the family of the flood victim.

â€œThe rain caused significant damage to property. Teams from the ÅžanlÄ±urfa Special Provincial Administration are working hard to clean up the debris,â€ ÅžanlÄ±urfa Governor Celalettin GÃ¼venÃ§ said adding that damage assessment is planned for the affected areas.

In a related incident, three people died early on Thursday in the southeastern province of Gaziantep when a bus was drifted in flood.