The death toll from flooding in İstanbul rose to six after rescuers recovered another missing person’s body, the BirGün daily reported Monday, citing the İstanbul Governor’s Office.
Haşim Ciritlioğlu’s body was found near the Ayvansaray ferry pier on the Golden Horn. Search teams were continuing efforts to find one other person missing in the flooding.
Torrential rain battered Turkey’s largest city starting Wednesday, triggering flash floods and widespread disruption.
Three deaths were initially reported, and another body was found Friday. On Sunday, the recovery of a Turkmenistan citizen’s body brought the toll to five, Agence France-Presse reported.
A new storm struck Saturday night, causing flooding in İstanbul’s Pendik district and neighboring Kocaeli province.
In Kocaeli, floodwaters swept away a vehicle, leaving one person dead and another missing, according to AFP’s Sunday report. Those casualties are separate from the İstanbul toll.
Agence France-Presse, with reporting from Turkish Minute
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