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Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools
- 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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Water masses tore cars and included people in buildings and buses. More than 200 workers had to be rescued from flooded plants. The authorities warn of further heavy rains.
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On Thursday, the Turkish authorities announced the death of two people and the evacuation of dozens of people as a result of heavy rains and the accompanying floods that had struck the Turkish city of Istanbul over the past two days.
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