2 killed, 12 injured in Istanbul torrential rains
STORY: 2 killed, 12 injured in Istanbul torrential rains
DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. shots of car washed away due to severe flooding, people fleeing from flood water in Istanbul, Türkiye
2. shots of search and rescue teams evacuating people trapped in their homes by boat in Istanbul, Türkiye
3. shots of cars and houses damaged by heavy flooding in Istanbul, Türkiye
4. shots of container port inundated by flood water, containers washed away by heavy flooding in Istanbul, Türkiye
STORYLINE:
Fierce rainstorms have lashed Türkiye's largest city Istanbul, leaving at least two dead and 12 injured, the governor's office said on Wednesday.
The downpour began in the city's northern region at around 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) on Tuesday.
The governor's office said a Guinean national died in the Basaksehir district, and a Turkish citizen was killed in the Kucukcekmece district. The injured were treated in hospitals.
The offic
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