### [2021-08-14](/feed/2021/08/14/index.md)

##### 2021 Turkish floods
# The death toll from the flash floods in Kastamonu Province and Sinop, Turkey, increases to 44. 

The devastation came just as the disaster-hit country was gaining control over hundreds of wildfires.


### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/14/turkey-flood-death-toll-hits-38) [Image](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9KZ98C-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C630)

### Changes:

1. The death toll from the flash floods in Kastamonu Province and Sinop, Turkey, rise to 42.  _2021-08-14 13:06:47 (First version)_
2. The death toll from the flash floods in Kastamonu Province and Sinop, Turkey, rise to 44.  _2021-08-14 15:06:44 (Update)_
3. The death toll from the flash floods in Kastamonu Province and Sinop, Turkey, rises to 44.  _2021-08-15 01:06:52 (Update)_
3. The death toll from the flash floods in Kastamonu Province and Sinop, Turkey, increases to 44.  _(Current version)_

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