Torrential rains kill 5 in Turkey, 3 in Bulgaria and 2 in Greece

Istanbul (AFP) Sept 6, 2023

Five people died on Tuesday in flash floods from torrential rains that turned the streets of Istanbul and parts of northwestern Turkey into rushing rivers, officials said. The nighttime storm partially flooded an Istanbul subway station and forced the evacuation of dozens of people from a city library, media reports said. Television and social media images showed rushing waters sweeping