Three people died Thursday, Oct 25, in Turkey’s southeastern province of Gaziantep when a bus was drifted in flood, Today's Zaman reported.

The passenger bus among several vehicles which were drifted by flood along the Gaziantep-Şanlıurfa Highway after flash floods hit the city. Several have also been reported to be missing. Search and rescue teams have been searching for the missing since the early hours of the day.

The floods come on the first day of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), a four-day Islamic holiday. Thousands of people hit the roads during the Eid to visit relatives, with authorities calling on drivers to be careful while driving.