A week after flooding struck, rescue workers in Turkey are continuing their search for people missing in the northwestern Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu, Sinop and Bartın.
Search and rescue in a flood-damaged buildings in northern Turkey, August 2021. Photo: Ministry of Interior Gendarmerie General Command
As of 17 August, disaster authorities said a total of 34 people were still now missing, including 26 people Bozkurt district in Kastamonu Province, which was that hardest hit by the the floods. A further 8 people are still missing in Sinop Province.
Meanwhile the death toll has increased to 77, which includes 62 in Kastamonu, 14 in Sinop, and 1 in Bartın.
Flood damage in Bozkurt, Kastamonu Province, Turkey, August 2021. Photo: Ministry of Interior
The search for people thought to be missing in floods continues. Photo: Ministry of Interior Gendarmerie General Command
Search and rescue in a flood-damaged buildings in northern Turkey, August 2021. Photo: Ministry of Interior Gendarmerie General Command
Flood damage Bozkurt, Kastamonu ,Turkey, August 2021. Photo: Ministry of Interior
Flood rescues Black Sea Region, Turkey, August 2021. Photo: General Directorate of Security, Turkey
Clean-up after the floods n the Black Sea Region, Turkey, August 2021. Photo: General Directorate of Security, Turkey
Flood recovery in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, August 2021. Photo: General Directorate of Security, Turkey
