Flash floods inundate northwestern Turkey; Hundreds trapped in factories, 5 others missing

By AP
Saturday, September 12, 2009

More flash floods slam Turkey, trapping hundreds

ISTANBUL — Authorities say heavy downpours have led to new flash floods in northwestern Turkey, trapping hundreds of workers at some tile factories. At least five workers are reported missing.

Gov. Zubeyir Kemelek of Tekirdag province says military helicopters were trying to evacuate workers Saturday from inundated factories near the town of Kumbag. ATV television says the Turkish military is using tanks in the rescue effort.

The Anatolia news agency says at least five workers are missing.

The heaviest rains in eight decades have fueled flash floods that have killed at least 31 people in Turkey since Monday. Nine other people are still missing from floods earlier this week.
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S.Prakash
September 14, 2009: 11:39 am

Dear Editor,
weather changes are precursor to quakes worldwide.With the recent weather changes “September 9th, 2009 Flash floods slam Istanbul, kill at least 20ISTANBUL — The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods”will be a positive precursor for a very powerful quakes around northwestern turkey normally within 15 days.PLEASE DON’T IGNORE, AT LEAST LLERT THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES TO FACE THE IMPENDING EVENTUALITY.

previous latest event:After a lull of 60 days at last quakes of magnitude 6.2 have been happened in GEORGIA (SAK’ART’VELO),Monday, September 07, 2009, for the flood happened in North Turkey - Days of torrential rainfall have caused flooding along Turkey’s Black Sea Coast since Monday, 13 July,2009.

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