Floods hit earthquake disaster zone in Turkey, killing at least a dozen

Thousands of survivors have been living in tents and containers awaiting rehousing

Soldiers helping to rescue flood victims in Sanliurfa, Turkey on Wednesday (AP)

At least a dozen have died after floods caused by torrential rain hit two Turkish border provinces already devastated by last month’s earthquake.

Floodwater carried away cars and debris and inundated the basement and ground floors of some buildings, turning roads into rivers in central Sanliurfa.

Rescuers found the bodies of five Syrian nationals inside a flooded basement, and heavy rain also flooded the intensive care unit at Sanliurfa’s Eyyübiye Training and Research Hospital.