• South-east Turkey that had been devastated by earthquakes last month.
• Vehicles were swept through the streets of Sanliurfa by a torrent of floodwater.
• The latest calamity occurred only five weeks after the twin earthquakes on February 6.

Fourteen people were killed and numerous more were missing when floods raced through the streets of two cities in south-east Turkey that had been devastated by earthquakes last month.

Quake survivors who had been living in container homes since the quakes were among the victims.

Vehicles were swept through the streets of Sanliurfa by a torrent of floodwater, killing 12 people. The floods swept away a container housing two families in Adiyaman.

Two individuals were murdered in the city, including a woman who lived in the container. Many others have gone missing. The city’s tents were evacuated.

The latest calamity occurred only five weeks after the twin earthquakes on February 6, which killed 48,000 people and displaced many more.

AFAD, a search and rescue organization, reported that 136mm (5.4in) of rain fell in one section of Adiyaman province in one 24-hour period and 111mm (4.4in) in Sanliurfa, which received a third of its annual rainfall in the previous two days.

Salih Ayhan, governor of Sanliurfa, claimed his province had never witnessed water like it, and officials urged inhabitants to evacuate their homes’ bottom floors and basements.

Five dead were discovered in a basement apartment, and Turkish media reported that they were Syrians.

Corpses were also retrieved from an underpass at a major road crossroads in Abide.

Some people were pulled away in their automobiles by the floodwaters, and those who sought to aid those who were stuck were swept away as well.

A guy was hauled out of a torrent in Sanliurfa by a resident swinging a rope from a ground-floor window, according to dramatic footage. A similar rescue occurred at the Abide intersection.

Two of the missing were firefighters, according to the governor, who urged citizens to stay away from the moving water. A hospital was inundated, and 200 patients were relocated.

The rain is expected to stop by the end of the week.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is still dealing with the fallout from last month’s earthquake, will face elections on May 14. Suleyman Soylu, the interior minister, has been dispatched to the flood zone.

Prominent opposition politicians are also scheduled to visit Sanliurfa and have pledged to assist citizens in meeting their immediate needs.

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