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Rare natural phenomenon: Four dead after tornado in southern Turkey
Four people died in a hurricane in Antalya, Turkey. The four construction workers died when the tornado destroyed their container home. Another person was injured.
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Severe storms dead after tornado in Antalya, Turkey As of: October 27, 2026 • 4:35 p.m
Four people died in a hurricane in Antalya, Turkey. The four construction workers died when the tornado destroyed their container home. Another person was injured.
A cyclone swept through a construction site in Antalya, southern Turkey, killing four workers. The storm destroyed two containers that served as shelter, the governor's office said. Another worker was injured.
Three of the dead are Syrians, provincial governor Hulusi Şahin said, according to the state news agency Anadolu. Some container parts flew hundreds of meters. A crane also fell over. According to authorities, four people were arrested, including the owner of the construction company responsible.
In the western part of Antalya province, numerous greenhouses were damaged by the storm. The region is one of Turkey's most important vegetable and citrus fruit growing centers.
The Turkish weather service has issued a severe weather warning for the southwest and parts of the west. In Istanbul, heavy rain caused traffic chaos in the morning. According to media reports, numerous underpasses were flooded.
It was only around two weeks ago that flooding occurred in the metropolis, killing at least eight people.
Turkey is hosting the World Climate Conference this year. From November 9th to 20th, experts from all over the world will be in Antalya discussing, among other things, the implementation of global climate protection goals.
With information from Christian Buttkereit, SWR, currently Istanbul
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