AFAD: 60 thousand 395 personnel and 8 thousand 927 vehicles are working in the fight against heavy rain.

In the statement made on AFAD's social media account, it was stated that the state stands by the nation with all relevant institutions, organizations and facilities in order to eliminate the negativities caused by heavy and heavy rains throughout the country.

In the statement, it was stated that the intervention and recovery activities of all institutions and teams, especially search and rescue, evacuation, nutrition, shelter, cleaning, damage and damage assessment, continued uninterruptedly under the coordination of AFAD in order to return life to normal in the provinces affected by floods and floods.

In this context, the statement stated that AFAD volunteers also supported the work and the following was noted:

"60 thousand 395 personnel and 1060 AFAD volunteers and 8 thousand 927 vehicles are working in the intervention works across the country. May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives due to adverse weather conditions, and we wish a speedy recovery to all our affected citizens. On behalf of our nation, we would like to thank all our teams who served in the field with great effort and dedication. Our citizens should follow the ongoing meteorological information, take into account the warnings made by the competent authorities, and comply with the measures taken. We strongly remind you."

Istanbul Governor Gül visited the emergency disaster coordination team in Şile

Governor Davut Gül, who inspected the areas affected by the flood, visited the Şile District Governorate, met with the emergency disaster coordination team and received information about the work carried out.

Making a statement to the press members here, Gül said that they had some concerns about Şile and that they wanted to see the situation on the spot.

Pointing out that disaster risk boards are on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Gül said, "After all, we are a province that is prepared for anything in terms of disasters, especially earthquakes. In a sense, it has opened an area where our institutional capacity is tested, we see how useful our volunteers are when called, the response of accredited teams is seen in the field, and the work of other units is tested. May God protect our nation, our state, from visible and invisible accidents." he said.

Governor Gül was accompanied by AFAD President Ali Hamza Pehlivan and Şile District Governor Mustafa Çit.