The death toll as a result of floods in Turkey has risen to 44, with rescuers searching for the missing

The death toll as a result of floods in Turkey has risen to 44. According to media reports, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency says the highest death toll amounted to 36 in Kastamonu province. According to them, seven people died in the disaster in Sinop and one in Bartin.

Rescuers are still searching for several missing people.

Turkey is battling floods caused by heavy rains since Wednesday. The flow of water destroyed houses, bridges, blocked roads, destroyed cars. Hundreds of villages were left without electricity. Yesterday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared three provinces: Sinop, Kastamonu and Bartin as a disaster zone.