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The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a heavy rain warning in Bingöl, Muş and other provinces.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs requested attention and precautions from citizens, stating the possibility of local heavy rainfall, showers, thunderstorms, flash floods, floods, lightning and strong winds in the provinces of Bingöl, Muş, Bitlis, Tunceli, Elazığ, Hakkari, Siirt, Şırnak, Diyarbakır, Batman, Adıyaman, Malatya, Van, Erzurum, Kars, Ağrı, Iğdır, Hatay and Osmaniye on Tuesday, October 6.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs regularly makes statements to warn the public about sudden meteorological events, especially in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions, during seasonal transition periods.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs warned about heavy rains expected on Tuesday, October 6.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, locally strong showers and thunderstorms are expected at noon in the surroundings of Bingöl, Muş, Bitlis, Tunceli, Elazığ and Hakkari, the east of Siirt and Şırnak, the north of Diyarbakır, Batman and Adıyaman, and the southern parts of Malatya, Van and Erzurum.

After noon, around Kars, Ağrı and Iğdır; In addition, intermittent and locally heavy rainfall is predicted in the coastal areas of Hatay and the south and east of Osmaniye.

The Ministry asked those who will make promises to be careful and cautious against sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds and transportation disruptions.

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No details are given about how long the rain will last and how intense it will be.
It is not specified at what time the predicted precipitation will be heaviest.