The torrential rains that hit the Turkish Black Sea coast since Tuesday have caused at least 27 deaths, according to the latest balance offered this Friday by AFAD, Turkey's agency for disasters and emergencies.
Most of the victims, 25, come from the Kastamonu region, the most affected by the floods, and two more, from Sinop.
Rescue teams continue to work to find a missing woman in Bartin province.
More than 1,700 people have had to leave their homes, as floods, rising rivers and landslides on the shores of the Black Sea have brought down buildings of up to eight floors.
Damage to infrastructure has left around 330 villages without electricity.
Five bridges have collapsed and numerous roads have been closed.
The floods follow a wave of fires that has swept through the southwest of the country for two weeks, killing eight people.
The Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Bekir Pakdemirli, has assured this Friday that the fires are under control and has announced the suspension of hunting activities in the affected areas of the Antalya and Mugla provinces for two years.
Just a month ago, the Black Sea coast was hit by heavy rains that left six dead in Rize province and, two weeks later, it rained again heavily in the same province and in neighboring Artvin.
More than 200 people were evacuated, although only two were seriously injured.
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