This is reported by TASS with reference to the data of the government department for emergency situations of the republic.

“The floods killed 48 people in Kastamonu, nine people in Sinop, and one person in Bartin,” the statement reads.

The department previously reported 44 victims of floods.

The coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun in Turkey were hit by floods on 12 August.