Video. Turkey: Worst rainfall in 80 years unleashes deadly floods near Istanbul
- At least 3 people have died and 5 remain missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday 15 October.
- Officials described the downpour as the heaviest in at least 80 years.
- Aerial footage shows streets submerged in muddy floodwater in Ayazağa, a neighbourhood on Istanbul's European side, with damaged cars, overturned vans and stranded trucks scattered across the roads.
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- At least 3 people have died and 5 remain missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday 15 October.
- Officials described the downpour as the heaviest in at least 80 years.
- Aerial footage shows streets submerged in muddy floodwater in Ayazağa, a neighbourhood on Istanbul's European side, with damaged cars, overturned vans and stranded trucks scattered across the roads.
Sources: Euronews