Maintenance worker drowned at Sêmelka crossing due to flooding of Tigris River

One of the maintenance workers of Başûr lost his life and drowned in the Tigris River while trying to maintain the bridge that links the Rojava and Başûr Kurdistan at the Sêmelka crossing.

Maintenance worker drowned at Sêmelka crossing due to flooding of Tigris River
2 December, 2018   13:52

QAMISHLO

According to sources at Sêmelka crossing, two maintenance workers fell in the Tigris River after their boat sank while they were working on the maintenance of the bridge connecting Rojava and Başûr Kurdistan at Sêmelka crossing.

The bridge between Rojava and Başûr Kurdistan has been disrupted since yesterday by heavy rains and rising water levels of the Tigris River, which stopped traffic at Sêmelka crossing.

Today, a Maintenance Team from Başûr is moving to maintain the bridge. As two maintenance workers headed to the bridge by boat, the boat sank and the two workers fell into the Tigris River.

According to the source, one of the workers lost his life drowning while rescue teams managed to save the other.

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