Istanbul floods reportedly kill 4, worst in 80 years

Heavy rain caused severe flooding in Istanbul, which outlets describe as the worst in 80 years, with reports of four deaths. One earlier report cited three deaths, so the toll may have been updated.

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 16:05 UTCFirst appeared on Free Malaysia Today
2. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCAP reports 4 dead in Istanbul floods
4. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCSky News reports four dead in floods

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• stormGoogle Trends
• istanbulGoogle Trends
• Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deathsABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Four dead as Istanbul suffers worst floods in 80 yearsSky News
• Teenager dies as heavy rain floods IstanbulAl Jazeera
• Istanbul floods trigger 48 landslides, damage 300 businessesDaily Sabah
• Istanbul’s storm death toll rises to 5Free Malaysia Today
• StormTeam 5 monitoring offshore nor'easter near mid-Atlantic as gusty coast impacts loomWCVB