30 November 2024,   06:33
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Hurricane sweeps across Istanbul - more than 100 houses without a roof

A powerful cyclone, which hit northwestern Turkey this week, has torn roofs off 108 buildings and tumbled down 128 trees in Istanbul, the city mayor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The second day of rain and wind squall disrupted the work of transport, and led to an increase in the number of accidents. About 100 millimeters of precipitation fell per square meter. Evacuation was carried out at 61 facilities due to flooding.

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