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VIDEO: Tsunami Terror: Horror As Massive Flood Engulfs Town

At least 70 people have died in flooding after torrential rains fell in northern Turkey last week. One of the towns most affected is Bozkurt in the province of Kastamonu as floodwaters poured along narrow streets from the rain-swollen river nearby. Resident Sumeyra Ergin Felek recorded dramatic video on her phone. It shows the rushing water, which engulfed the town […]

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