BBCNEWS BBC News August 14, 2021 18:12:00
A massive search and rescue operation is continuing in northern turkey where at least a0 people have died in flash floods. the floods swept through the black sea region earlier this week, causing some buildings to collapse — and damaging roads, bridges and power lines. it's the second natural disaster to hit the country this month, following wildfires in the south. the us federal weather agency says july was the hottest month globally ever recorded. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration calculates the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 celsius above the 20th c...