6 Dead, 2 Missing in Floods, Landslides in Northeast Turkey

6 Dead, 2 Missing in Floods, Landslides in Northeast Turkey
File photo of Turkey floods in the mountain town of Dereli in Giresun province, along Turkey's Black Sea coastline, on Aug. 23, 2020. AP Photo
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ANKARA, Turkey—At least six people have been killed and two people are missing after heavy rains hit Turkey’s northeastern Black Sea coast, triggering floods and landslides, officials and reports said Thursday.

The heavy downpour struck the tea-growing province of Rize late on Wednesday, sweeping away cars and causing a number of houses to collapse. Video images from the region also showed mudslides destroying tea plantations.