HIBAPRESS – Follow-up
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that have hit Istanbul, Turkey, since Wednesday has risen to five people, while two others remain missing, according to the governor's office.
Authorities reported that search teams found the body of Murat Babaganov, a 30-year-old citizen of Turkmenistan who went missing during the floods in the Kagithane district, on Sunday.
The rainfall, which intensified on Saturday and Sunday nights, also caused new floods in Istanbul and the neighboring city of Kocaeli. A car carrying three people was swept away in the Gebze district. One survived, another's body was found, while the third remains missing.
Conversely, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül confirmed that the situation has begun to improve with the cessation of rain, noting that the critical phase has been overcome and most evacuations are complete, amidst ongoing efforts to locate the missing.
