A major flooding hit Istanbul, killing one person

A torrential downpour  paralysed  Istanbul, Turkey, and other northwestern cities of the country, resulting in the death of at least one person.

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Lower and seafront areas of the city reported flash floods, according to the news source. It also reports that the pedestrian underpass in Eminönü Square was filled with flood waters, severely damaging the shops inside.