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Istanbul Declares Emergency After Flash Floods Kill Two

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  • Governor Daud Gul declared a state of emergency after flash floods killed two people.
  • A 14-year-old died from electrocution in Fatih’s Çukurbostan Park.
  • A 34-year-old died after slipping on a flooded sidewalk in Sariyer’s Ayazaga.
  • Gul suspended October 15 in-person classes in Istanbul and four neighboring provinces.
  • He also banned motorcycles on roads starting 9 p.m. on October 14.