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1. The death toll from the floods in Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece rises to 14 after four more people are found dead, with more people reported missing.
   2023-09-07 14:07:51 (First version)
2. The death toll from the floods in Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece rises to 15 after five more people are found dead, with more people reported missing.
   2023-09-08 02:05:31 (Update)
3. The death toll from the floods in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Greece increases to 15 after five more people are found dead in Greece.
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