At least 27 people were killed as of Friday, as flash floods hit areas of Turkey’s Black Sea region and emergency workers battled to relieve hard-hit areas.
The floods, among the worst Turkey has experienced, came as authorities were declaring the wildfires that raged for two weeks under control.
“This is the worst flood disaster I have seen,” Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters late on Thursday after surveying the damage.
Over 1 700 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas, some with the help of helicopters and boats, Reuters reports.
July and August 2021 have been marked by extreme weather conditions worldwide, from drought and fires in Southern Europe, Russia and North America to severe flooding in Western Europe, Africa and Asia.
In Turkey, more heavy rain is expected in the central and eastern Black Sea region as the meteorology authority warned of the risk of further floods.
The floods are the second natural disaster to hit Turkey in a month. Over two hundred wildfires burned earlier this month, killing at least 9 and destroying over 1 500 square kilometers of forest.
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