THREE DEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL FLOODS ISTANBUL, THOUSANDS EVACUATED

Three people have died and around 2,700 others have been evacuated after heavy rainfall caused flooding that shut down Istanbul, according to reports. Torrential rain fell overnight on Wednesday, flooding homes and turning streets into rivers across the city.

Entire neighbourhoods in Istanbul, described as Europe's most populated city, were reported to have been submerged by the floodwater.