Turkish officials say the floods have killed at least 14 people.
Türkiye's disaster management agency said more than a dozen professional divers were involved in the rescue efforts in each of the two provinces.Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month's catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials say.
At least 12 people were killed in Sanliurfa, including five Syrian citizens whose bodies were found inside a flooded basement apartment and two other people who died inside a van that was trapped at an underpass.In Adiyaman, two people drowned after surging waters swept away a container home sheltering a family of earthquake survivors.
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