A powerful tornado hit Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, killing at least four people in Antalya.
The storm tore through a construction site in Kepez, in Antalya province, destroying workers’ accommodation containers and toppling a crane, according to local officials.
Video footage showed the tornado ripping across the site as trees and debris were hurled through the air, while heavy rain battered the area.
Other recordings captured the tornado as it formed, with frightened residents watching the violent storm approach.
Kepez District Governor Hulusi Sahin said four workers had died. Three of the victims were Syrian nationals.
A fifth worker, who was inside a separate container, was injured in the storm.
The tornado struck soon after Turkey’s weather agency issued a warning for heavy rainfall.
Sahin described the tornado as an “exceptionally localised” weather event.
Antalya, a major tourist destination on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, welcomes millions of visitors each year.
Footage shows the tornado tearing through the construction site in Antalya
Video grab captures a tornado forming during powerful storms in Antalya, Turkey
Tuesday’s tornado in Antalya left four people dead
Tornadoes periodically occur in Antalya and other areas along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, but fatalities are uncommon.
Earlier this month, severe flooding struck Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, killing eight people. The flooding was described as the worst the country had experienced in 80 years.
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No damage was reported elsewhere in Kepez or Antalya, which is due to host the United Nations climate summit, COP31, next month.
Turkey is not the only European country to have faced extreme weather in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, torrential rain struck eastern Spain, triggering major flooding that killed four people, submerged streets, swept away cars and forced thousands to remain indoors.
Rain from Storm Adam cut off several towns along the Mediterranean coast after rivers burst their banks and roads became fast-flowing torrents. The scenes recalled the catastrophic floods that killed more than 230 people in the Valencia region two years ago.
During rescue operations, the bodies of two people were discovered in the Valencian town of Oliva.
One victim was a 79-year-old woman found inside her home. The other was a man who suffered a fatal heart attack at a nearby campsite.
Earlier this month, Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, was hit by severe floods that left eight people dead
Car owners search for their vehicles swept away by the flood after heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul on October 15, 2026
Shop owners attempt to mop away flood water from their stores following extremely heavy rainfall on October 15, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey
In nearby Sagunto, a body was found washed up on the beach, and in Cabrera de Mar, near Barcelona, firefighters reported the death of a woman who fell into a rain-swollen stream.
Security forces carried out more than 400 rescues in the Valencia region, both by air and by land, according to government representative Pilar Bernabe.
In Els Poblets, northeast of Alicante, the force of the water left cars and vans piled on top of one another as residents tried to salvage what they could from their flooded homes.
The heavy downpour, which also lashed the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, prompted authorities to order around 100 municipalities to remain indoors for several hours.
Meteorologists say human-driven climate change makes such extreme weather events more frequent and destructive.
