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Fri 09 Sep 2009At least 32 killed as flash floods hit parts of Istanbul
ISTANBUL – Flash floods killed at least 32 people in northwest Turkey, sweeping through the city of Istanbul, swamping houses, turning highways into fast-flowing rivers and drowning seven women in a minibus that was taking them to work.
Twenty-four died in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, after two days of the heaviest rain in 80 years produced sudden flood waters which engulfed low-lying areas. Another seven died in Saray, west of Istanbul, five of whom were from the same family.
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