Search Operations Continue Following Deadly Flooding in Turkey, Officials Say

The Turkish Police Service said search operations continued on Thursday, March 16, after flooding killed at least 14 people in the southeastern region of the country.

Footage posted to the police service’s Twitter page shows rescue workers navigating flooded areas in Sanliurfa and Adiyaman in Turkey.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on March 15 that workers were continuing search and rescue operations for five people in the region. Credit: Turkish Police Service via Storyful

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