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The death toll from severe flooding in Istanbul has risen to four after the body of a 66-year-old man who had been reported missing was found beneath a bridge in the city's Sariyer district on Friday, as search operations entered their third day following torrential rainfall that struck the city on Oct. 14.
Emergency teams recovered his body from beneath the bridge and transferred it to a hospital morgue.
Firefighters, police officers, medical personnel and teams from Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) were dispatched to the area after a body was spotted beneath the bridge during ongoing searches for missing people.
Rescue teams carried out an operation to retrieve the body, which was subsequently identified as Dursun, who had been reported missing following the flooding.
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After recovery operations were completed, Dursun's body was taken by ambulance to the morgue of Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital in Seyrantepe, Sariyer.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
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