Dipkarpaz records 32 kg/m² of rain in 24-hour period
The Meteorology Department reported the heaviest 24-hour rainfall totals in Dipkarpaz and Alevkayası, with several other areas also recording rain.
Photo: Halkin Sesi · Source
Dipkarpaz recorded 32 kilograms of rainfall per square metre in the 24 hours before the morning of October 16, according to figures from the North Cyprus Meteorology Department reported by Halkın Sesi.
Alevkayası had the next highest reported total, at 25 kilograms per square metre. Değirmenlik recorded 20 kilograms, while Gönendere recorded 19 kilograms.
Ercan and Balıkesir each recorded 18 kilograms per square metre. Serdarlı and Taşpınar recorded 15 kilograms, followed by Mallıdağ at 14 and Tatlısu at 13.
Lefkoşa and Esentepe each recorded 10 kilograms per square metre, while Kantara recorded 9. Alsancak, Gönyeli and the State Production Farm recorded 8 kilograms each. Koruçam and Yenierenköy recorded 7 kilograms per square metre.
The figures cover the 24-hour period ending on the morning of October 16, based on the department’s observations as reported by Halkın Sesi.