2 dead, 4 missing after floods hit NW Türkiye

STORY: 2 dead, 4 missing after floods hit NW Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit areas 2. various of rescuers 3. various of a helicopter STORYLINE: At least two people died and four went missing on Tuesday in Türkiye's northwestern province of Kirklareli after heavy floods hit the area, the government's disaster agency said. Teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have rescued six people and found two bodies in the town of Igneada, the agency said in a post on X, a social platform formerly known as Twitter. Search is underway to find the four missing citizens, AFAD added. Streams overflowed and some roads were blocked after heavy rains hit the region, according to the NTV broadcaster. Igneada is a popular destination on the Black Sea coast and is home to the country's well-known floodplain forests. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Türkiye's summer wheat harvest hampered by severe drought

STORY: Türkiye's summer wheat harvest hampered by severe drought DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of combine harvesters working in the field in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): CEMAL POLAT, Head of the Chamber of Agricultural Engineers Tekirdag Branch STORYLINE: Halim Orta, a wheat farmer in the Thrace region, one of the granaries of Türkiye, had high hopes for the summer harvest when he sowed seeds in October last year. But the yield fell far short of expectations due to the severe drought that had badly affected agriculture throughout Türkiye. "The average wheat crop this year in my field dipped by about 20 percent due to uneven rainfall and dry season in general," Orta told Xinhua. Farmers planted wheat on nearly 4.5 million hectares of land in the region, mainly in Edirne, Kirklareli and Tekirdag provinces, to meet around 15 percent of domestic wheat needs. "The lack of precipitation, water stress, and agricultural drought su

TURKEY-KIRKLARELI-BUS CRUSH

TURKEY-KIRKLARELI-BUS CRUSH

(220705) -- KIRKLARELI , July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a bus crash site in Kirklareli province, Turkey. At least six people, including one minor, were killed and 25 others wounded in a bus crash in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, local media reported. (Photo by Cinar Turkmen/Xinhua)

At least 6 killed, 25 wounded in bus crash in northwest Turkey

STORY: At least 6 killed, 25 wounded in bus crash in northwest Turkey DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of passenger bus that went off the road and overturned in Kirklareli, Turkey (ihlas news agency) 2. various of medical teams doing rescue work in Kirklareli, Turkey (ihlas news agency) 3. various of police and fire crews working in the area where the passenger bus overturned STORYLINE: At least six people, including one minor, were killed and 25 others wounded in a bus crash in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, local media reported. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said the bus set off to the southwestern resort town of Bodrum early in the morning from the northwestern city of Edirne. Shortly into its journey, the bus crashed through the stockade, falling down a ramp in the Kirklareli province, it added. Police, medical professionals, and emergency rescue teams were sent to the crash site immediately, reported the agency. Kirklarel