ANKARA: Flash floods killed at least ten people living in tents and container housing set up across Turkiye’s quake-hit southeast on Wednesday, according to Turkish media reports.
The rushing water swept several more people away, which turned streets into muddy rivers in regiuons hit by last month’s massive quake.
More than 48,000 people died in Turkiye and nearly 6,000 in Syria in the February 6 disaster, the region’s deadliest in modern times. Thousands of Turkish quake survivors have been moved into tents and container homes across the disaster region, which covers 11 provinces.
Torrential rains hit the region late on Tuesday, and the weather service expects them to last until late Wednesday.
Turkish media reports flood devastation
Turkish media said the floods killed nine people in Sanliurfa, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of the Syrian border.
One person also died in nearby Adiyaman.
The reports said three people remain unaccounted for in Adiyaman and two in Sanliurfa.
Images showed the waters sweeping away cars and flooding temporary housing set up for earthquake victims.
The Sanliurfa governor’s office said the flooding also reached the ground floor of one of the region’s leading hospitals.
