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The areas affected by the agricultural fires in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Mardin are now officially classified as "disaster areas" and a total of 5 million Turkish Liras ($152,500) in emergency aid has been allocated to families affected by the fires, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced.

At least three people lost their lives due to floods wreaking havoc in the Central Anatolia Region, as search and rescue teams continue their efforts to find a 3-month-old baby who went missing in the surging floodwaters, Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced.

Torrential rain and severe flooding have wreaked havoc in the Black Sea region, prompting urgent responses from local authorities.

With heavy rainfall lashing the northeastern province of Rize's Çayeli district, residents are struggling to strive through a series of challenges due to landslides and floodings, amid evacuations and road closures that are adding to their troubles.

Turkish calligraphers have sold 71 works and collected some 2 million Turkish Liras (over $100,000) within the scope of an auction they organized for people affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes, donating the proceeds to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

The auction, organized by Calligraphy Art Atelier, was broadcast live on social media.

Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) volunteers have drawn cartoon characters on the walls of a village school in the eastern province of Erzurum.

Some 15 AFAD volunteers have worked for community service since the earthquakes which occurred in Erzurum in June 2020 and in November 2021.

Upon the allegations that there was a sound coming from underground in two villages of the southeastern province of Siirt, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has started to conduct an investigation with seismic devices 100 meters below the ground.

Turkish authorities have sent landing ships to the Black Sea province of Sinop's Türkeli port to provide aid for the people affected by the sudden floods that swept through several towns in the region last week.

Flash floods which have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 27 people, the country's emergency management agency said on Aug. 13, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month.

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Emergency workers are carrying out relief work in Turkey's eastern province of Bingöl after two powerful earthquakes hit the region.

At least one person was killed and dozens injured after an earthquake on June 14 was followed by tremors on June 15.