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Rainfall reached Turkey: torrent carries everything; bridges collapsed VIDEO / PHOTO

Heavy rains affected the province of Rize, as well as other areas, and torrents and landslides caused great material damage.
Many residential and business buildings were flooded, as well as agricultural land.
Many businesses in the industrial zone in Murgul, Artvin, were also flooded.

At least 6 killed due to floods, landslides in Turkey’s Black Sea region

At least six people were killed and one went missing after flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains hit Turkey's Black Sea region.

Following the heavy downpour that hit the northeastern province of Rize on July 14, landslides wreaked havoc in some areas, tearing apart chunks of soil from hills and piling up debris on streets inundated with floodwaters.

Nation Alliance slams escalation during Akşener visit to Black Sea region

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said a verbal attack against İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener in the Black Sea province of Rize is an organized act.

The perpetrators of the incident "have not taken their share of democracy" he said, speaking to private Sözcü TV on May 20.

Minister promises Black Sea city locals area ‘will not be damaged’ amid protests

Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu has promised locals who have been protesting against the construction of a stone quarry in the Black Sea province of Rize's İkizdere district that it will not be damaged after weeks-long protests.

During a visit to İkizdere, Karaismailoğlu assured the locals that the forested area will not be damaged.

Landslides ranked second most fatal natural disaster in Turkey, research shows

Landslides have ranked second following earthquakes as the type of natural disaster that claims the most deaths in Turkey, according to a study.

A study was initiated in 2017 by the Istanbul Technical University's (İTÜ) Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences in order to detect the deadly landslide events in the country.

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