2-story home toppled amid flash flooding in Turkey
Heavy rains in northeastern Turkey triggered flash flooding in Giresun, leaving at least one home destroyed and a number of other homes and businesses flooded.
GIRESUN, Turkey — A two-story home was knocked off its foundation and essentially destroyed Saturday after torrential rains triggered flash flooding in Turkey on Saturday.
A cluster of strong storms swept across northeastern Turkey at the end of the week, with the Turkish State Meteorological Service issuing Heavy Rain Warnings for the region, including Giresun.
GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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GIRESUN, TURKIYE - JULY 20: An aerial view of a part of the two-storey house on its side collapsed due to the downpour in Tirebolu district of Giresun on July 20, 2024. A house leaned on its side due to the downpour and some houses and workplaces were flooded. (Photo by Gultekin Yetgin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Photos from Giresun in the storm’s aftermath show a massive two-story home knocked off its foundation and toppled amid a nearby torrent of water, with adjacent roads and yards washed away in mud.
Getty reports other houses and workplaces were flooded nearby. There are no reports that anyone was injured.
More thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Sunday and then the area is expected to get a couple of drier days early next week before storms return in the midweek.