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At least 21 dead in flash floods in
Turkey-Kurdistan
1.11.2006 |
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Diyarbakir,
Turkey-Kurdistan, November 1, -- Heavy showers has
resulted in the death at least of 21 people and
missing of 10 in the country's mainly Kurdish
southeast of Turkey, Dogan news agency reported on
Wednesday.
The flood inundated the bus moving in the direction
of Diyarbakir – Mardin as a result of which 17 men
died.
Diyarbakir governor-general Erkan Ala said that the
majority of the injured are placed in schools.
In Silopi settlement in Shirnak the flood caused the
death of 4 men and 2 children.
An emergency center is set up in the region, the
Interior and Agricultural Ministers were sent to the
region. According to the initial estimations 10 men
are missing in Diyarbakir and Shirnak.
In Shanliurfa where 4 men died and 2 are missing the
flood danger is still remaining. The local
authorities evacuated the people of three villages.
During the evacuation 315 houses were emptied, 2650
men were removed to safer places.
Local authorities backed by army troops were
searching for more than 10 people reported to be
missing. A number of villages in the region were
evacuated with locals being rescued by boat.
The heavy rains started at the weekend and had also
caused flash flooding in Istanbul and in
Mediterranean towns.
APA | DPA | AP
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan".
Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey) wikipedia
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