Turkey: Rescue workers search for survivors in Bozkurt as floods death toll climbs to 77

Subscribe to our channel! Rescue operations were underway in Turkey’s coastal town of Bozkurt, Monday, after flash floods hit Black Sea provinces last week claiming the lives of at least 77 people, with 47 still missing. “It is the first time I’ve ever seen anything like it,“ said Sinan Kose, a resident. Just two weeks after authorities announced that forest fires ravaging the southern coastal regions had been brought under control, severe flooding struck far inland. “Everyone was watching the sea,“ said Metin Alacali, another resident. “There were kids in the park, the kids could not escape,“ he added. Some 8,000 personnel were involved in rescue and assitant operations. TRANSLATIONS: SOT, Sinan Kose, Resident (Turkish): “It started with heavy rain, and then the police started warning. The power was out at the time. Get your cars up, we thought the work machines would work. He is going to throw down the tree