Flood disaster struck Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman, which were severely damaged in the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, this time. haber more came. Search and rescue teams found the lifeless body of a person in a shopping center whose basement was filled with water as a result of flooding in Eyyübiye district of Şanlıurfa.
It was stated that the body belonged to the cleaning worker Ömer Zaman, who was reported to be missing. Thus, the loss of life in Şanlıurfa due to the flood rose to 15. While 2 people lost their lives in Adıyaman, the total loss of life increased to 17.
The efforts to find the mother and daughter who disappeared in the flood that occurred after the torrential rain in the Tut district of Adıyaman continue. A team of about 500 people, including Mersin Coast Guard Underwater Search and Rescue, police divers, gendarmerie search and rescue, AFAD, UMKE and firefighters, are on duty to find the people who disappeared as a result of the creek passing through the district center after the downpour. Efforts are being made to reach her mother Fatma and her 1.5-year-old daughter Zeynep Zümra Tekdal, who are reported to be missing in the studies supported by construction equipment.
Bedir Tekdal stated that his wife was 2 months pregnant and said, “We were going to go to the vaccine when my daughter turned 2 years old. We said we would take our 2-month-old and 2-year-old child together, but we could not take them both.” he said.
During the work carried out by Şanlıurfa Fire Department teams in the Veysel Karani District yesterday, the lifeless bodies of 5 people, who were understood to be Syrian nationals, were found in the basement of Yavuz 12 Apartment Building.
Şanlıurfa Governor’s Office warned the citizens residing in houses close to the stream and canal beds to evacuate their homes due to the ongoing downpour, and stated that it is important not to leave their homes and safe areas unless necessary.
Şanlıurfa Governor’s Office announced that education was suspended tomorrow due to the heavy downpour. In the statement made on the social media account of the governorship, “Due to the negativities brought about by the heavy rain, education was suspended for 1 day on 17.03.2023 in all school levels in our province. Our public officials who are pregnant / disabled / chronically ill in public institutions will also be considered on administrative leave.” expressions were used. Education was suspended yesterday and the day before in Şanlıurfa due to the heavy rain.
