General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) published the latest weather forecast report.
A yellow and orange coded warning has been issued for 36 provinces tomorrow.
The provinces given orange codes are as follows:
"Bursa, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova"
The provinces given the yellow code are listed as follows:
“Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bilecik, Burdur, Denizli, Elazığ, Erzincan, Eskişehir, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, İzmir, Kayseri, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Sivas, Tokat, Tunceli, Uşak, Yozgat, Aksaray, Bayburt, Osmaniye.
While it is stated that up to 100 kilograms of precipitation per square meter may fall in Istanbul tomorrow, the risk of floods and landslides continues.
MURAT CORPORATION WARNED
Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, stated in his statement on his social media account that heavy rains will continue.
"Our General Directorate of Meteorology has an orange warning for the Anatolian Side of Istanbul for today evening and tomorrow afternoon." Minister Kurum said, "There is an orange coded meteorological warning for Bursa, Sakarya, Kocaeli and Yalova, and a yellow coded meteorological warning for 36 provinces."
Stating that precautions have been taken, Minister Kurum said, "It is of great importance that our citizens are also careful. "Please follow meteorological warnings and stay away from situations that may pose a risk."
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) also warned that the intermittent rains in the city will intensify tomorrow.
In the statement made by IMM, it was noted that most of Türkiye, especially Istanbul, was under the influence of the cold wave coming from the Balkans and the rainy systems carried over the Central Mediterranean.
In the statement, it was stated that between 130 and 278 kilograms of precipitation per square meter fell in the districts around the Bosphorus and in the northern and central parts of the European Side due to the heavy downpour that started in the city on Tuesday morning and continued uninterruptedly.
ATTENTION THOSE LIVING IN THESE DISTRICTS!
It was stated in the statement that the rains, which are expected to continue intermittently throughout the city throughout the day, may be heavy in places in the northern districts of Arnavutköy, Eyüp, Sarıyer, Beykoz and Şile, and that the rains are expected to intensify throughout the city tomorrow, especially in Beykoz, Sarıyer, Şile and Eyüp.
In the statement, it was stated that IMM teams rescued and evacuated 622 people who were stranded in the city due to rain, and that all roads in the city are currently open to traffic except Şile Teke-Darlık Road and Şile Geredeli District Geredeli Street.
In the new updated map of Meteorology, it was seen that heavy rains will start at 18.00 today and will become stronger starting from the night hours.
It has been reported that there will be very heavy rains during the day tomorrow.
“IT WILL INCREASE ITS EFFECT”
NTV Meteorology Editor Dilek Çalışkan also gave information about the weather.
Çalışkan stated that the soil in the city was saturated after the rains.
Underlining that small rainfalls also pose a risk for this reason, Çalışkan said, "There is currently rain in Istanbul, but it is of medium intensity. It increases in intensity after 18.00-19.00. Between 20 and 30 kilos of precipitation may fall, mostly on the European Side. "It's a heavy rain," he warned.
Stating that the rain will be effective in Yalova, which is given the orange code, along with Istanbul, Çalışkan said that the map in the megacity will turn red as of tomorrow.
"The rain will be heavier tomorrow." Çalışkan said, "There is heavy rainfall in the south, around Muğla, and in the Aegean. In the afternoon, the rain becomes more intense. It can reach 80 kilograms in the Bosphorus line and the Anatolian Side. "Let's try not to be outside as much as possible," he said.
Adding that the rainy system coming over the Balkans will also be effective in Bursa, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Yalova and Bilecik, Çalışkan continued as follows:
“It may snow on Uludağ and the highlands of Kütahya. I want to warn Ankara. When it exceeds 35 kilograms, water can accumulate in underpasses. “People of Ankara should be especially careful.”
