Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month.
The floods reportedly brought chaos to Northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had been brought under control after raging through southern coastal regions for two weeks.
According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), Forty-eight people died as a result of floods in Kastamonu province, another nine people died in Sinop and one in Bartin.
Torrents of water tossed dozens of cars and heaps of debris along streets, destroyed buildings and bridges, closed roads and cut off electricity to hundreds of villages.
AFAD said More than 2,000 people were evacuated from affected areas, some with the help of helicopters and boats,.
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