2 Men Missing in Floods in Northwest Turkey

2 Men Missing in Floods in Northwest Turkey
The flooded area of Akyurt district in Ankara following heavy rain, in this picture taken on June 13, 2022. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
Updated:

ISTANBUL—Two people were missing after heavy rains and floods hit northwestern Turkey.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday that one of the missing men is a digger operator who was swept away by floods in Duzce Province and the other is a resident in a village in Kastamonu Province.

Heavy rains affecting six provinces, caused rivers to overflow and bridges to collapse Monday. Authorities evacuated stranded locals and said a potentially deadly disaster was averted because residents followed meteorological warnings.

Floods in three northwestern Turkish provinces last August killed 82 people.