Ordu, Altınordu/Uzunisa, 2011 Hazelnut gatherers AFAD, firefighter, and The Natural Disasters and Emergencies Experienced by Migratory evacuated from the flood Ordu, Altınordu/Uzunisa 2011 told us about those events. gendarmerie teams rescue August 2018 On August 19 2011, heavy rain which started in the the workers August 2019 night hours, has subsequently gained in strength and Migratory agricultural workers who lost their housing as Agricultural Workers in the Last 10 Years (2010-2020) turned into a flood in Ordu. The shelter in the village their tents were submerged in the flood in Fatsa district 17 migratory agricultural workers, 5 of them children, were of Ordu Province and were subsequently evacuated from stranded in the Dere Camisi location in the Soğukpınar of Uzunisa, inhabited by seasonal agricultural workers the location by gendarmerie teams, told us about the district. coming to Ordu to collect hazelnuts, was flooded as panic and fear they experienced. the result. While nobody lost their lives as the result of Downpour hit the Storm and downpour hit the flood, the possessions of the workers could not be 2012 Sivas/Yıldızeli salvaged. HOW DID WE PREPARE THIS MAP? Sandstom in Ankara: dust the farmworkers In May 2012, approximately 70 agricultural workers seasonal workers in hailing from Adiyaman province were surprised by August 2019 This map, dealing with the natural disasters and emergencies experienced cloud covered Polatlı in Nevşehir a flood occurring as the result of heavy rainfall while Çankırı June 2019 by migratory agricultural workers in the last 10 years, that is 2010-2020, September 2020 In the Gülpınar village of Nevşehir Province affected by hoeing the beetroot plantation beside the Yıldız River. As a result of heavy rain affecting the Kızılırmak district The workers, who escaped to a higher elevation to escape has been prepared using the field studies within the scope of Development As a result of the storm, the tents used by migratory of Çankırı, the tents of migratory workers were flooded. heavy rain, tents inhabited by migratory agricultural agricultural workers in the region became unusable. workers were submerged. the flood, called for help. The stranded workers were Workshop (Kalkınma Atölyesi) as well as thorough media research. The Close to 100 tents were destroyed, while one agricultural rescued after the 1 hour-long operation. Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/orduda-siddetli-ruzgar-catilari- picture coming out of the analysis of natural disasters which affected many worker was reportedly dragged by the storm. Source: https://www.dha.com.tr/yurt/selden-kurtulan-findik-iscileri-o-anlari- ucurdu/1549504 regions of Turkey between the years 2010-2020 suggests that there is a anlatti/haber-1593437 Mersin/Tarsus need to prepare a natural disaster response plan for migratory agricultural Tents housing agricultural workers in villages of workers living in tent settlements. Kelahmet, Aliefendioğlu, Karsavuran, and Çiçekli in the Mersin Province were flooded as the result of Flood in the Black Sea region: heavy rains in December 2012. The workers whose Source: https://www.cnnturk.com/yerel-haberler/cankiri/kizilirmak/cankirida- Ordu was taken saganak-mevsimlik-iscileri-vurdu-1010185 August 2011 tents were flooded were placed in village schools Source: https://www.fibhaber.com/genel/nevsehir-de-firtina-ve-saganak-tarim- by a flood! tents of migratory agricultural iscilerini-vurdu-h106525.html The camp in the village of Uzunisa lodged by migratory by the order of Orhan Şefik Güldibi, the district agricultural workers coming to Ordu to harvest hazelnuts workers razed. August 2020 governor of Tarsus. has been flooded. While the flood claimed no victims, the In Samsun, Giresun, and Ordu provinces, heavy rainfall caused Source: https://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/turkiye/ankaradaki-kum-firtinasindan- workers could not salvage their property. flooding and landslides. In Ordu, where a tornado occurred, the tents Ordu, Altınordu/Uzunisa, 2011 yeni-fotograflar,dy6To_pfCki9zbLZYAEVRA/hUzeuNFijEG1edlMLu5y0A Ordu, Altınordu/Uzunisa, 2011 Lightning hits inhabited by worker were submerged. 2015 Niğde The strong wind blowing in the Niğde Province farmworkers: 4 dead, on August 5, 2015, negatively affected migratory Mersin 2017 agricultural workers. Tents housing mostly Syrian 3 injured October 2020 agricultural workers were levelled due to that wind. Agricultural workers, among them Syrian refugees, A child from one of the agricultural worker families As a result of lightning hitting the migratory agricultural working on the plains of Tarsus district in Mersin workers working the field in the Bigadiç district of has gone missing as the result. Teams from the Balıkesir, 4 women died while 3 others were injured. Local Ordu province, were affected by floods in the flood disaster disaster and emergency management office (AFAD) news agencies reported that the workers were hit as Source: https://www.haberturk.com/yasam/haber/660678-orduyu-sel-aldi-galeri of December 2016. As the result, approximately and gendarmerie found the child one kilometre away they gathered equipment from under the tree due to the Çankırı Source: https://gazetekarinca.com/2020/08/karadenizde-sel-mevsimlik-tarim-iscilerinin-cadirlari- 700 agricultural workers staying in tents in the from the location. rain beginning to fall. yikildi/ neighbourhoods of Yeşiltepe, Baharlı, and Egemen, were evacuated from their settlements. 2018 Ordu The tents of agricultural workers staying in the Fatsa district of Ordu Province were flooded in August 2018 The rain hit the as the result of freshet and consequent spillover of Ankara Elekçi Creek. The workers, scared and panicked by Balıkesir Sivas farmworkers Eskişehir 2019 the incoming flood left the location, got into a higher Source: https://tr.sputniknews.com/turkiye/202010311043125001-tarim-iscilerinin- Eskişehir elevation and awaited rescue. uzerine-yildirim-dustu-4-olu-3-yarali/ May 2012 On 11 June 2019, heavy wind and downpour continuing Agricultural workers were stranded due to the flood throughout the whole night have affected migratory which formed after a sudden rain and hail in the Yıldızeli agricultural workers who came from Şanlıurfa to district of Sivas Province. The property and vehicles Eskişehir for work. As a result of the rising water level, of workers were submerged. According to the reports, worker tents became covered with mud. The basic food Ordu/Fatsa approximately 70 workers hailing from Adıyaman were items and clothes, too, became unusable as the waters Floods were experienced in the Fatsa district of Ordu stranded while hoeing the beetroot plantation beside brought down by wind uprooted the tents. the Yıldız River by the flood which occurred as the result Province on August 4, 2019. 17 migratory agricultural Nevşehir of heavy rainfall and hail in the Kalın subdistrict. The workers, 5 of them children, were stranded in the Dere workers, whose vehicles and tents were submerged, Çankırı Camisi location in the Soğukpınar district. The workers escaped to the higher elevation to avoid the waters and were rescued by teams comprised of AFAD, firefighters, informed gendarmerie of the situation. and gendarmerie. Aksaray On June 16, 2019, heavy rain affecting the Kızılırmak Fooding in Aksaray: district of Çankırı Province caused flooding in Tımarlı The wind levelled Source: https://www.memurlar.net/haber/232839/yagmur-tarim-iscilerini-vurdu.html tents of agricultural village. Water has amassed in the area inhabited Niğde the tents of Syrian by seasonal agricultural workers coming from the 2020 Adana-Mersin workers submerged Southeast. 29 tents left underwater were damaged. Rescue teams evacuated 170 workers. In the last days of 2019, a flooding disaster in the Adana The flood affected May 2020 farmworkers and Mersin Provinces affected 15.000 agricultural the seasonal farm Tents inhabited by seasonal agricultural workers were August 2015 flooded as a result of heavy rainfall in Aksaray. The strong wind blowing in the Niğde Province has Nevşehir workers. Tent settlements inhabited by workers workers June 2019 affected the residents and especially the Syrian were submerged. In the location, in which 65% of agricultural workers. The wind which appeared In the Gülpınar village of Nevşehir Province affected the population was constituted by Syrian refugees, 3 In the Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir Province, the suddenly throughout the province has covered Niğde by heavy rain, tents inhabited by seasonal agricultural thousand children were affected by the flood. tents inhabited by migratory agricultural workers were Adana in dust. The sudden wind has given a hard time to submerged by the disastrous flood. Turkish Red Crescent workers were submerged. 14 tents were uprooted by the Syrian farmworkers living between the subdistricts of distributed aid to those in need. occurring storm. Basic food items, clothes, and living Çukurkuyu and Kızılca. As a result, the tents they lodged spaces belonging to workers became unusable as the in were levelled. result of the flooding. Source: https://www.milliyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/nigde/ruzgar-suriyeli-tarim-iscilerinin- Mersin cadirlarini-yikti-10912426 Source: https://gazetekarinca.com/2020/05/aksarayda-sel-tarim-iscilerinin-cadirlarini-su-basti/ Ankara/Polatlı Adana, 2019 A sandstorm occurred in the Polatlı district of Ankara Aksaray Province on September 12, 2020, at 3 p.m. As a result Source: https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-sel-mevsimlik-tarim-iscilerini-vurdu-784252/