Northern Turkey hit by severe flash flooding

Severe floods hit the Turkey Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun, destroying homes and bridges.

At least 17 people have been killed in flash floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region that have sent water and debris cascading through streets, damaged bridges, and ripped up roads in the second natural disaster to strike the country this month.

The floodwaters brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring that some of the wildfires that had raged through southern coastal regions for two weeks had been brought under control.