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Four killed, three missing in Turkey floods
Ankara (AFP) July 15, 2009 Four people died and three others went missing Wednesday in flash floods triggered by torrential rains across Turkey's mountainous Black Sea coast, emergency officials said. Two of the victims were killed in Savsat, a town in the northeastern province of Artvin, when a river burst its bank and swept away a house, two bridges and two barns, a statement from the emergency situations agency said. One of the victims was a 70-year-old woman who perished under the collapsed house, Anatolia news agency reported. A girl carried away by the waters was later rescued, while three people remained unaccounted for, the statement said. A man and a woman were also crushed to death in Bogazcik village in the province of Ordu when a landslide destroyed their house, the statement said, adding that 11 people were injured in floods across the region. The waters also inundated dozens of houses and offices in Bartin province, to the west, it said. Turkey's mountainous Black Sea region, where many people live in traditional wooden houses perched on hillsides, is prone to seasonal floods and landslides. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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North Koreans braced for floods: state mediaSeoul (AFP) July 14, 2009 North Koreans were bracing for flooding Tuesday as torrential rain battered the communist country, according to state media. The impoverished North, after decades of deforestation, is particularly vulnerable to flooding, which worsens chronic food shortages by washing away crops. Radio Pyongyang, monitored by Seoul's Yonhap news agency, said railway and other transport workers in the ... read more |
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