TEKIRDAĞ — 2009 · Major Tragedy
The 2009 Saray Floods
On 8–9 September 2009, torrential rain across the Marmara region caused flash floods in Thrace and Istanbul. The flood sequence killed at least 31 people in total, and the Saray district of Tekirdağ was among the worst-hit areas. On 8 September, floodwaters swept through a livestock farm in the village of Güngörmez, killing members of one family, while in Bahçeköy an elderly couple aged 79 and 82 were carried away by the water. Six people were reported dead in the district on the first day, with one person missing. The floods damaged more than twenty houses, destroyed two bridges on the Bahçeköy–Saray road and killed around 50 animals.
- Date
- 2009
- Place
- Saray, Tekirdağ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 41.4500, 27.9000 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 8 September 2009Heavy rain caused flash floods in Saray, inundating a farm in Güngörmez.
- 8 September 2009An elderly couple were swept away in Bahçeköy; six people died in the district.
- 9 September 2009Floods also hit western Istanbul; the regional toll reached at least 31.
Sources
- NTV — Saray'da sel: 6 ölü ntv.com.tr ↗
- Vikipedi — 2009 Marmara sel dizisi tr.wikipedia.org ↗
- NTV
- Turkish Wikipedia
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