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"path": "/2026/05/06/multiple-tornadoes-turkiye-deadly-severe-weather-outbreak-may-2026/",
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"textContent": "The European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) listed multiple tornado reports across southeastern Türkiye on May 3, 2026, during a severe storm episode that caused casualties, injuries, widespread damage, power disruption, and localized flooding. The Şanlıurfa Governorate confirmed 1 death and 40 injuries in Birecik and Viranşehir during the outbreak, while a later report quoted Governor Hasan Şıldak as saying the death toll had risen to 2.\n\nSource",
"title": "Multiple tornadoes reported in southeastern Türkiye during deadly severe weather outbreak"
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