The flood left at least 3,000 houses in six areas inundated as of April 16. More than 1,300 inhabitants were evacuated to safe places.

The number of the victims is estimated to be nearly 6,000.

Meanwhile, heavy windstorm affected parts of Turkey on Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

In Istanbul, where the wind speed reached 90 km per hour, the traffic were badly affected, with dozens of cars moving slowly on the Bosphorus Bridge, Anatolia said.

Many scheduled passenger ships had to either postpone or cancel trips due to the strong winds in Istanbul.