Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Outlets on this story
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Environment
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Heavy rain has caused chaos and flooding in parts of Europe.
One person has died on a Greek island and two people have died in Istanbul.
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people → cause → Istanbul
A 62-year-old man died in Rhodes on Wednesday after a torrent of water swept his car onto a beach during a heavy rainstorm on the tourist island, authorities said.
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authorities → die → island
The man's body was found near a small seaside village about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the town of Rhodes, while four cars had been washed away due to the severe weather, the coast guard said in a statement.
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guard → find → statement
Footage on social media showed a car swept away in muddy waters.
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Footage → show → waters
Authorities have advised people on Rhodes and other islands in the Aegean Sea to limit travel as heavy rain has flooded streets and caused rivers to overflow.
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rivers → advise → streets
Meanwhile in Turkey, schools in Istanbul will remain closed on Thursday after heavy rain brought flooding to the city, the Istanbul governor's office has said.
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office → remain → city
Education will be suspended for a day, the governor's office said.
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office → suspend → day
The downpour on Wednesday flooded homes and businesses and left roads and underpasses inundated.
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downpour → flood → roads
Local media reported two deaths.
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media → report → deaths
A 14-year-old was electrocuted after stepping in a puddle at a park in the Fatih district, and a 34-year-old slipped on a sidewalk in the Sariyer district and hit their head.
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old → electrocute → head
Vehicles were stranded and traffic chaos followed in the city, which has a population of around 16 million.
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which → strand → million
Footage showed bystanders in one district rescuing a woman who was being swept down a street by the floodwaters.
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who → show → floodwaters
Firefighters rescued another person who was trapped inside a flooded basement.
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who → rescue → basement
Images showed several parked cars being swept by the floods in another neighborhood.
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cars → show → neighborhood
Motorcycles were barred from traffic.
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Motorcycles → bar → traffic
The governor's office said state employees with disabilities and mothers with young children would be placed on leave.
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employees → say → leave
Residents were advised to stay home unless travel was absolutely necessary.
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travel → advise → ?
The flooding comes amid recent El Nino warnings.
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flooding → come → warnings
The climate pattern occurs when sea-surface temperatures in parts of the tropical Pacific become warmer than average and can affect weather patterns in Europe.
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temperatures → occur → Europe
Historically, El Nino events have tended to be associated with warmer, wetter and stormier conditions across the UK and northern Europe during late autumn and early winter.
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events → tend → autumn
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