ANKARA — The number of people who died
in heavy rain, winds, and flash floods in northern and central
Türkiye over the
weekend has risen to five, authorities said on Monday.
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The body of a person reported missing two
days ago was found in the Ankara region on Monday afternoon, the Turkish
disaster and emergency management authority, AFAD, said.
Bad weather warnings are still in place in
42 towns and cities in the north and center, including the capital,
Ankara. Schools
were closed in Ankara and the central town of Gemerek.
Torrential rains and hailstorms swept
through the north and center at the weekend, causing floods that killed four
people near Ankara and another in the central province of Karaman, local media
reported.
Several towns were damaged by the floods.
Eight villages in the northern province of
Kastamonu were still cut off on Monday after several roads collapsed.
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