Storms kill five in Turkey as ‘Lodos’ winds wreak havoc

Storms kill five in Turkey as ‘Lodos’ winds wreak havoc

ISTANBUL

One taxi driver was killed in Bursa on Feb 1 after a crane at a stadium construction site toppled over in the storm. DHA Photo



Several flights and train services across Turkey have been cancelled, while scores of cargo ships and tankers opted to wait in the Marmara Sea for the storm to pass, rather than traverse the Bosphorus amid waves as high as six meters.

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