Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul
Roads collapse and hospitals take in water as floods swamp Turkiye's largest city, shutting schools and halting traffic.
Al Jazeera English reports: Roads collapse and hospitals take in water as floods swamp Turkiye's largest city, shutting schools and halting traffic.
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