A new wave of flooding has hit Turkey’s northern Black Sea provinces, with an elderly woman missing and 13 people injured, according to authorities.

In the Ulus district of Bartin, one of the hardest-hit areas, Arife Unal, 85, went missing after her house was destroyed.

Gendarmerie, Coast Guard and Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams, along with residents, continue the search.

Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli also confirmed that one person was missing after floods and landslides hit the Kumluca district.

The flooding struck as firefighters in southwest Turkey continued to battle wildfires.

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