More rain forecast for Istanbul after floods that killed four, left three missing

Istanbul is bracing for more heavy rain after the October 16-17 flood, the city's heaviest rainfall since 1942, which killed four people and left three missing. Experts such as landscape architect Hülya Dinç say building along creek beds and shrinking protection strips, cut from 100 to 10 metres in 2013, made the flooding worse: 108 of 168 main creeks' natural structure has been lost. Officials warn the danger has not passed, especially around streambeds and underpasses.

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