UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his deep condolences to the families affected by floods in the northern Turkey on Saturday.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said this in a statement on Sunday in New York.
Dujarric said the secretary-general was saddened to learn of the loss of lives and damage to infrastructure due to floods and mudslides in northern Turkey following the recent devastating wildfires in the country.
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According to reports, flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 62 people, authorities said on Sunday, as search and rescue efforts to find missing people continued.
The floods 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.
Fifty-two people died as a result of floods in Kastamonu province, another nine people died in Sinop and one in Bartin, the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said.
“Guterres extends his deep condolences to the families affected.
“The United Nations stands in solidarity with the people and the Government of the Republic of Turkey at this challenging time,’’ the UN correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria quoted Dujarric as saying. (NAN) (www.nanews.ng)