Overall White alert Flood
in Türkiye

Event summary

This flood can have a no humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1000189
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Türkiye
From - To 06 May - 07 May

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 12 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Ankara hit by unprecedented downpourMon, 07 May 2018 05:18:00 +0200.

Dazed residents of a district in Turkey's capital Ankara have been describing their astonishment at flash floods that injured at least four people, tossed cars around like toys and choked thoroughfares and rivers with debris. According to
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Caos en la capital turca por la mayor inundación en 500 añosMon, 07 May 2018 02:24:00 +0200.

Las calles de Ankara han quedado inundadas por las intensas lluvias que azotaron la capital turca este sábado. Un joven corre durante una fuerte tormenta en el distrito Sogutozu de Ankara, Turquía, el 6 de mayo de 2018. Las calles de Anka
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Las lluvias torrenciales lo arrastran todo a su paso en TurquíaSun, 06 May 2018 15:07:00 +0200.

Arrastrando coches, tenderetes y todo lo que había a su paso, la inundación provocada por las lluvias torrenciales de las últimas horas ha arrasado gran parte de la capital de Turquía. Al menos una persona ha fallecido y otras cinco han re
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Turkey’s capital Ankara hit by unexpected flood, 6 slightly injuredSat, 05 May 2018 15:18:00 +0200.

Turkey's capital Ankara was hit Saturday by a sudden flood, which was caused by heavy rainfall in the central Anatolian province, Daily Sabah reports. The flood dragged dozens of vehicles from the streets in Ankara's Mamak district. Videos
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),