A spokesman for Turkey’s Interior Ministry said earlier that authorities received a tip that one person had gone missing in the storm. AFP
A man on a motorcycle drives through a street flooded by heavy rain, in Ankara. AFP
The heavy rainfall in Turkey's capital killed a man (not pictured) on Saturday. Search and rescue teams located the body of the 27-year-old bus driver, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. AP
Almost 50 personnel and crews from Ankara’s fire service were sent to the area (not pictured). The man’s body was found near a river, among tree branches. AP
Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas said the man was Ilkay Yigit. "We lost our party's Mamak Youth Branch vice president Ilkay Yigit in the flood disaster in our city," he wrote on Twitter. AP
Mr Yavas tweeted that 35 people had been rescued following the deluge. He reported flooding in 300 locations, 35 fallen trees and the collapse of 23 roofs and three utility poles. AP
A spokesman for Turkey’s Interior Ministry said earlier that authorities received a tip that one person had gone missing in the storm. AFP
A man on a motorcycle drives through a street flooded by heavy rain, in Ankara. AFP
The heavy rainfall in Turkey's capital killed a man (not pictured) on Saturday. Search and rescue teams located the body of the 27-year-old bus driver, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. AP
Almost 50 personnel and crews from Ankara’s fire service were sent to the area (not pictured). The man’s body was found near a river, among tree branches. AP
Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas said the man was Ilkay Yigit. "We lost our party's Mamak Youth Branch vice president Ilkay Yigit in the flood disaster in our city," he wrote on Twitter. AP
Mr Yavas tweeted that 35 people had been rescued following the deluge. He reported flooding in 300 locations, 35 fallen trees and the collapse of 23 roofs and three utility poles. AP
A spokesman for Turkey’s Interior Ministry said earlier that authorities received a tip that one person had gone missing in the storm. AFP
