12 hospitalized after torrential rains trigger severe floods in northern Turkey

File photo. [AP]

Torrential rains person triggered terrible flooding successful a territory adjacent Turkey’s Black Sea coast, inundating homes and businesses and sweeping distant cars. At slightest 12 radical were hospitalized with insignificant injuries, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

The dense rainfall precocious connected Tuesday caused rivers successful the Havza territory of Samsun state to overflow, sending waters rushing down streets, carrying vehicles and debris.

Anadolu said the basement and crushed floors of respective properties were submerged. Video footage showed a operator standing connected top of a truck waiting to beryllium rescued from the flood.

Αnadolu said nary of the injured were successful superior condition. Some reached the infirmary connected their ain while others were assisted by aesculapian teams.  

Firefighters, police, and catastrophe teams were deployed to rescue stranded residents and to wide debris. [AP]