Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 2 deaths
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A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least two peopleISTANBUL -- A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least two people.
Rescuers worked overnight to save hundreds of people stranded at their workplaces, while bystanders helped countless others.
The downpour Wednesday night flooded homes and businesses and inundated roads and underpasses, stranding vehicles and causing traffic chaos in Turkey’s largest city.
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A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least two peopleISTANBUL -- A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least two people.
Rescuers worked overnight to save hundreds of people stranded at their workplaces, while bystanders helped countless others.
The downpour Wednesday night flooded homes and businesses and inundated roads and underpasses, stranding vehicles and causing traffic chaos in Turkey’s largest city.