Flood toll rises to eight across Istanbul and Kocaeli, one still missing

Governor Davut Gül said six people have died in Istanbul and two more in neighbouring Kocaeli province after this month's record rainfall, up from the four dead and three missing reported on 18 October, with one person still missing. Officials called it the heaviest rain since 1942, and crews logged roughly 19,300 separate incident reports across the city.

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