In photos: Turkey's Black Sea region hit by heavy floods
by Daily Sabah with AgenciesAug 12, 202110:45 am +03 +03:00
Turkey's northern Black Sea region faced a renewed wave of floods, landslides gripping provinces from Bartın to Sinop. Four people have died and one person is missing.
A bridge between the Bartın and Karabük provinces collapsed due to flooding, Aug. 11, 2021.
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The extreme situation triggered evacuations throughout several provinces.
An aerial view of the Ulus district in the province Bartın, where one woman went missing, Turkey, Aug. 11, 2021.
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Apart from the worst-hit provinces of Bartın and Sinop, floods were also reported in Karabük and Kastamonu provinces.
A road in Bartin was partially destroyed by the floods, Turkey, Aug. 11, 2021.
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Several buildings were damaged badly, while others were destroyed completely.
The picture captured by a drone shows a damaged and a destroyed building in the Bozkurt district in Kastamonu, Turkey, Aug. 12, 2021.
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The raging waters carried off vehicles in Kastamonu's Bozkurt district, Turkey, Aug. 12, 2021.
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A man wrapped in a blanket looks around as the floodwaters mellowed out, revealing the destruction left behind, Aug. 12, 2021.
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A bridge in Sinop's Aycancık district was destroyed by the floods, Aug. 11, 2021.
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A man looks at the devastation the flood left behind in Kastamonu, Aug 12, 2021.
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An aerial view shows a flooded area following heavy rainfalls near Kastamonu, Aug. 11, 2021.
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A man stands on a destroyed road in Kastamonu, Aug. 11, 2021.
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A helicopter rescues people from a roof in the Bozkurt district, Aug. 12, 2021.
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An aerial view of the Bozkurt district in Kastamonu, Aug. 12, 2021.
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People look at the damage caused by the landslides and floods in Bartın's Ulus district, Aug. 11, 2021.
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Kastamonu's streets were inundated with water as the next day showed the extend of the damage caused by the heavy rains, Aug. 11, 2021.
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A picture taken by a drone shows the fields in the Devrekani district in Kastamonu that were flooded, Aug. 11, 2021.
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An elderly man climbing on top of a roof in an effort to escape the floods in Kastamonu's Inebolu district, Aug. 11, 2021.
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An aerial view shows a destroyed road in a flooded area following heavy rainfalls near Kastamonu, Aug. 11, 2021.
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A partially destroyed building in Kastamonu's Bozkurt district, Aug. 12, 2021.