Floods in Turkey's Black Sea region have claimed 4 lives, several missing

Heavy rains triggered severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey on Wednesday, killing at least four persons, leaving others missing or injured and sweeping away cars in raging torrents, The Associated Press reported. Helicopters scrambled to rescue people stranded on rooftops.

According to Anadolu news agency report, rescue and relief teams have been deployed to flood-hit areas, and the search for the missing is ongoing, according to officials.