President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that the areas of Turkey’s Black Sea region Rize which were hit by flooding and landslides this week will be officially declared a disaster area.
Speaking at a hospital opening in Eastern Turkey, Erdoğan said the formal declaration will be announced after the next Cabinet meeting, likely at the start of next week.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said downpours hit northeastern Rize on Wednesday after landslides caused heavy damage in some areas, with a building destroyed in the village of Muradiye.
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