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Turkey floods: Death toll near Black Sea rises to at least 40

A huge search-and-rescue operation is under way in northern Turkey after flash floods along the Black Sea coast killed at least 40 people.

Kastamonu province is the worst-hit area. Apartment buildings in the town of Bozkurt were destroyed when the Ezine river burst its banks. This month Turkey has also had to battle huge wildfires in the south.