Death Toll From Northern Turkey Floods Rises to 58

Death Toll From Northern Turkey Floods Rises to 58
A view shows partially collapsed buildings, as the area was hit by flash floods that swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region, in the town of Ilisi, in Kastamonu province, Turkey, on Aug. 15, 2021. Mehmet Emin Caliskan/Reuters
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BOZKURT, Turkey—Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on Sunday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month.

The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had been brought under control after raging through southern coastal regions for two weeks.