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A rescue helicopter evacuates people from a scene after heavy rain in Istanbul
09 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A rescue helicopter evacuates people from a scene after heavy rain in Istanbul September 9, 2009. At least four people were killed in Istanbul and some suburbs of the city were partially submerged under water on Wednesday as heavy rains triggered flooding in northwestern Turkey. Television images showed rushing waters sweeping across roads and highways, where hundreds of vehicles were stranded. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY DISASTER)
REUTERS/MURAD SEZER


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Floodwaters engulf parts of the R.M. Clayton Sewage Treatment Plant in Atlanta, Georgia, in this aerial view taken September 23, 2009. Constant rains for nearly a week have saturated the metro ...




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