Floods kill seven in Turkey's northwest


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  • Thursday, 07 Sep 2023

Strewn containers are seen in flooded waters after heavy downpours in Istanbul, Turkey September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed as heavy rains triggered flash floods in northwest Turkey, state news agency Anadolu said. on Wednesday.

Five people died and one person was missing in Kirklareli province near the border with Bulgaria and Greece, after houses were flooded late on Tuesday, local media reported.

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