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Intense and heavy rains caused floods and floods in various regions of Türkiye. AFAD carries out disaster coordination.
In the statement made on AFAD's virtual media account, it was said:
"Our state supports our nation with all its relevant institutions, organizations and facilities in order to eliminate the negativities caused by intense and heavy rains throughout our country. In order to normalize life in our provinces affected by floods and floods after heavy rains, intervention and improvement activities, especially search and rescue, evacuation, nutrition, shelter, cleaning, damage and damage assessment activities, continue uninterruptedly, under the coordination of AFAD, together with all our institutions and teams."
'60 THOUSAND 395 PERSONNEL, 1060 AFAD VOLUNTEERS, 8 THOUSAND 927 VEHICLES ARE ON DUTY'
The following statements were used in the continuation of the statement, which stated that AFAD Volunteers also work in the field at many points such as cleaning streets, avenues and workplaces:
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Directorate of Meteorology, very strong and heavy rain is expected in Istanbul in the afternoon, especially on the Anatolian Side. In Yalova, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Bursa, Bilecik, Zonguldak, Bartın, Düzce, Kastamonu, Antalya, Burdur, Isparta, İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Denizli, Uşak, Kütahya, Konya, Afyonkarahisar, Eskişehir, Ankara, Çankırı, Kırıkkale, Bolu, Adana, Osmaniye, Mersin, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş. Locally strong or heavy showers and occasional thunderstorms are predicted. Citizens are advised to be careful against risks such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds, storms and roof flying.
AFAD announced that it continues its intervention efforts with 60 thousand 395 personnel, 1060 volunteers and 8 thousand 927 vehicles to eliminate the negativities caused by intense and heavy rains. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül visited the disaster coordination team in Şile and examined the work and asked citizens to follow meteorological warnings and comply with the measures taken.

Based on the data of the General Directorate of Meteorology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs warned citizens to be careful and cautious against risks such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds and transportation disruptions due to locally strong and heavy rain, showers and storms expected tomorrow.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs warned that very strong and heavy rainfall was expected on Saturday afternoon, especially on the Anatolian Side, following the flood disaster that affected Istanbul and many provinces. In Yalova, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Bursa, Bilecik, Zonguldak, Bartın, Düzce, Kastamonu, Antalya, Burdur, Isparta, İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Denizli, Uşak, Kütahya, Konya, Afyonkarahisar, Eskişehir, Ankara, Çankırı, Kırıkkale, Bolu, Adana, Osmaniye, Mersin, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş. Locally heavy showers and thunderstorms, storms and wind are expected. Citizens were asked to be careful and cautious against sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds, roof blown off during storms and transportation disruptions.

A total of 8 people, including two 2-year-old children and 6 adults, who were trapped in their homes as a result of the collapse of the bridge over the Fevziye-Akçay Stream, which overflowed due to heavy rain in Sapanca district of Sakarya, were rescued by AFAD teams by carrying them to a safe area via a rope mechanism. In Karasu district, some houses were damaged and became unusable due to landslides and landslides after the downpour, and municipal teams continue their excavation cleaning and water evacuation work.

The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a heavy rain warning for Istanbul, which will last from 19:00 on October 16 to 05:00 on October 18. While 21-50 kilograms of precipitation per square meter is expected, 50-100 kilograms of precipitation is possible on the Anatolian Side. The risk of floods, floods and landslides was drawn to attention. An orange code warning was given for Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova and Bursa, and a yellow code warning was given for 36 provinces.