Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools
Authorities said more than 2,700 people were evacuated and 800 homes were affected as floodwaters swept cars away and disrupted transport.
- On Wednesday, heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding across Istanbul, inundating roads and underpasses in the city of around 16 million people and causing widespread traffic chaos.
- Media reports indicated that the downpour flooded homes and businesses, prompting authorities to advise residents to stay home and those in basement apartments to seek safer locations.
- In one district, bystanders rescued a woman swept away by floodwaters as NTV television footage showed; Firefighters rescued another person trapped in a flooded basement with no serious injuries reported.
- Schools were closed and public sector employees with disabilities and mothers with young children were placed on leave, while Motorcycles were barred from traffic to manage the crisis.
- Education will remain suspended on Thursday, and authorities maintained their advisory for residents to avoid non-essential travel as cleanup efforts continue following Wednesday's severe weather across Istanbul.
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Three dead as Istanbul sees heaviest rainfall in 80 years
The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters. "We are talking here about the highest level of precipitation in Istanbul since records began in 1942," Istanbul governor Davut Gul said. The death toll from the floods rose to three when authorities found a man's body near a par…
Turkey's largest city is battling flooding, with 2,700 people evacuated. Rain is expected to continue for several more days.
In Istanbul, three people were killed because of heavy rains, four others were missing, with record rainfall since 1985, and more than 2,700 were evacuated.
At least three people died on Wednesday 14 October. French people living in the Turkish city express themselves. - "A shock": images of the floods in Istanbul after heavy rains (International).
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