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Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 2 deaths

The heaviest rainfall since nineteen eighty-five has stopped daily life across the city, and officials are urging residents to stay off flooded roads as the water drains.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOvernight, a serious story from Turkey, where heavy rain has flooded Istanbul and shut much of the city down, and two people have died.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStreets turned to rivers, and the rain was the heaviest the city has seen since nineteen eighty-five, which is why so much of daily life has stopped.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe videos coming out of there are rough to watch. Cars floating down streets that were dry yesterday, and people wading to work.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOfficials are still assessing the damage, and residents are being urged to stay off flooded roads while the water drains.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStay home if you can, folks. No commute is worth it.

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