Floods kill 14 in Turkey, render thousands homeless once again in quake-affected areas

Published: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11:49 am

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More than a dozen professional divers have also been pressed into the operation, according to the Turkish disaster management agency.
After the water subsides, the authorities are sweating over the prospect of a fresh bout of misery. Water-borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria and dengue are some of the common diseases that occur post-flood.
Turkey and Syria were rocked by a powerful earthquake on February 6 which has already killed more than 52,000.
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Over 200,000 buildings were flattened across the landscape as thousands died in the dead of the night. The rescue and rehabilitation process has been going non-stop but given the scale of the destruction, it could take months before a clear picture of the final death toll emerges.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing an uphill battle ahead of a difficult re-election in May as public anger continues to simmer against him and his party. The general public is of the view that the government's response to the calamity has been slow and largely ineffective.
(With inputs from agencies)

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