Tornado kills four workers at Turkish construction site

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 10:57 · Archive

A tornado struck a construction site in Antalya, southern Turkey, killing at least four workers.

Four construction workers were killed and a fifth injured when a tornado struck a building site in Antalya, southern Turkey, late on Monday. The violent winds hurled two accommodation containers into the air and brought down a tower crane. Two workers died at the scene and two others died in hospital, according to the governor's office.

Governor Hulusi Şahin described the tornado, which struck the Kepez district, as 'an exceptionally localised phenomenon', with no similar weather reported elsewhere in the city. The same weather system brought torrential downpours to Istanbul, flooding streets in the Pendik and Tuzla areas. A father and daughter were rescued from their car at the submerged Kaynarca underpass, and the D-100 highway was closed. The flooding came twelve days after record rainfall around Istanbul killed eight people.

How it is being reported

• Tornado kills 4 after ripping through Turkish tourist hotspotThe tornado, which struck the Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya, came after the country’s weather agency warned of heavy rainsIndependent World · 27 Oct, 11:32
• Turkey: tornado kills at least four workers at Antalya construction siteAt least four workers died when a tornado struck a construction site in Antalya, overturning accommodation cabins and a tower crane. Heavy rain also flooded roads in Istanbul.Euronews · 27 Oct, 10:39

In this story: Turkey · Antalya · Kepez · Istanbul · Hulusi Şahin

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