floods kill at least ten in area already hit by devastating earthquakes

These areas had already been affected by the devastating earthquakes of early February. At least ten people died on Wednesday (March 15th) in floods that hit two provinces in southeastern Turkey, Turkish media reported. Nine people lost their lives in the town of Sanliurfa, including five Syrian nationals found dead in the basement of a building and two others missing, according to Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency. Another person died and three are currently wanted in the neighboring province of Adiyaman, also affected by heavy rains. The victim was inside a container converted into emergency accommodation when she was trapped in the waters, Anadolu said.

Earthquake survivors housed in tents and containers

Many earthquake survivors have been temporarily housed in tent and container villages in Turkey’s eleven earthquake-affected provinces. Images taken on Wednesday showed avenues in Sanliurfa transformed into brownish torrents carrying cars and trucks. A video, filmed in the province of Malatya, neighboring that of Adiyaman, also showed the water which rose around the white tents where survivors of the earthquake are refugees, which killed 48,500 people according to the latest report from the authorities, according to which 13.5 million people were affected.