Flood in Southeast Turkey

Water levels at the dams on the Euphrates, especially at the Ataturk Dam rose rapidly. The necessity of opening the stoppers of the Ataturk Dam was considered for the first time. The townships and villages of Sanliurfa and Gaziantep were warned against flood. The Foreign Ministry informed Syria of the situation.

Officials of the State Hydraulic Works said that they will try to prevent the excessive increase of the water level at the Ataturk Dam by opening its 8 stoppers as well as the mechanism controlling the water flow.