补稿：伊斯坦布尔遭遇80多年来最严重洪灾：48小时降雨超两个月均值总和 4人死亡、至少2,700人离家
伊斯坦布尔——据美联社10月16日报道，土耳其伊斯坦布尔的灾难性洪灾是80多年来最严重的一次，内政部长周五表示，死亡人数已升至4人。
据土耳其国家通讯社阿纳多卢通讯社报道，伊斯坦布尔是土耳其最大城市、约有1,600万居民，截至周四早晨的48小时内，其降雨量超过了9月与10月历史平均降雨量的总和。内政部长穆斯塔法·奇夫特奇在视察周三夜间暴雨受灾最严重的地区之一时说：「我们正竭尽全力帮助市民，但我们也正经历自1942年以来最大的洪灾。」
周五，一名66岁男子的遗体在伊斯坦布尔萨勒耶尔区的一座桥下被发现。此前已报告另外三起死亡：一名14岁少年在风暴中踩到水洼触电身亡；一名34岁者在人行道上滑倒撞到头部；第三名死者的遗体在卡厄特哈内区一座公园附近被发现。在发现这名66岁男子的遗体之前，奇夫特奇在萨勒耶尔的阿亚扎阿社区对记者表示，仍有4人失踪。
住宅与商铺被淹，洪水覆盖了全城的街道与公园。车辆被冲走，许多车辆最终堆叠在山坡底部。至少2,700人被迫离开家园，学校关闭，居民被建议除必要出行外留在家中。奇夫特奇说，洪灾相关的受损及其他问题报告共有9,850起，46,000名人员正在伊斯坦布尔清理残骸并帮助居民。
环境、城市化与气候变化部长穆拉特·库鲁姆陪同奇夫特奇视察受灾社区。针对洪灾因河道附近的城市开发而加剧的担忧，他表示解决这一问题「至关重要」。库鲁姆将于下月在土耳其安塔利亚主持联合国气候变化大会（COP31），他也把此次洪灾与气候变化的影响联系起来，说：「应对气候变化不是一种选择，而是必需。」土耳其气象总局随后警告，本周末伊斯坦布尔及附近四省将有「强而密集」的降雨。（GSM 据美联社报道）
Istanbul Suffers Worst Floods in More Than 80 Years: 48 Hours of Rain Exceed Two Months' Average; Four Dead, at Least 2,700 Forced from Their Homes
ISTANBUL — Catastrophic flooding in Istanbul was the worst in more than 80 years, Turkey's interior minister said Friday as the death toll rose to four, the Associated Press reported on October 16.
Istanbul, Turkey's largest city with 16 million residents, was hit by more rain in the 48 hours up to Thursday morning than the combined historical average for September and October, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. "We are trying our best to help our citizens, but we are also experiencing the biggest flood disaster since 1942," Mustafa Ciftci said during a visit to one of the areas hit hardest by Wednesday night's downpour.
The body of a 66-year-old man was found Friday under a bridge in Istanbul's Sariyer district. Three other deaths were previously reported: a 14-year-old who was electrocuted after stepping in a puddle in the storm; a 34-year-old who slipped on a footpath and hit their head; and a third person whose body was discovered near a park in the Kagithane district. Before the discovery of the man's body on Friday, Ciftci had told reporters in Sariyer's Ayazaga neighborhood that four people remained missing.
Homes and businesses were flooded as water covered streets and parks across the city. Vehicles were washed away and many ended up piled up at the bottom of hills. At least 2,700 people were forced to leave their homes, schools closed, and residents were advised to stay home except for necessary travel. Ciftci said there were 9,850 reports of damage and other issues related to the floods, and that 46,000 personnel were working to clean up debris and help residents in Istanbul.
Murat Kurum, the minister for the environment, urbanization and climate change, accompanied Ciftci to the flood-hit neighborhood. Addressing concerns that the floods were exacerbated by urban development close to waterways, he said dealing with the problem was "essential". Kurum, who will chair the U.N. climate change conference, COP31, next month in the Turkish city of Antalya, also linked the floods to the effects of climate change: "Combating climate change is not a choice, but a necessity." The General Directorate of Meteorology later warned of "heavy and intense" rainfall for Istanbul and four nearby provinces over the weekend. (GSM, from Associated Press reporting)
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图片来源：图：土耳其伊斯坦布尔雨夜街道资料照片（背景为圣索菲亚大教堂）。照片：Another Believer，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。Photo: a rain-soaked street in Istanbul, Turkey, with Hagia Sophia in the background (file photo). Photo by Another Believer via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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