The heavy rainfall of 273 kilograms per square meter, which hit Istanbul after 84 years, caused heavy damage and loss of life in the mega city. The number of people who lost their lives in the flood in Istanbul increased to 4 after Turgut Dursun was found lifeless. It was announced that the number of people wanted as missing was 3. It was reported that 1 more citizen was missing in Kocaeli and the total number of missing people was 4. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that a person wanted as missing in Istanbul could not come and provide information because his battery was dead. Here is what happened in the big disaster...
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi made statements after their inspections in Ayazağa, where the flood left heavy damage.
It was determined that the person found dead under the bridge in Sarıyer Ayazağa, Istanbul, on the 3rd day of the flood was Turgut Dursun (66), who was wanted as missing.
Dursun's lifeless body was removed from where it was found after the teams worked. The body was taken to the hospital morgue by ambulance.
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi made the following statement: "The number of provinces given the yellow code has decreased from 34 to 26 since yesterday. 4 of our citizens are wanted as missing. The number of missing people was 5, but one person came out himself. It was learned that he could not be reached because his phone was out of battery. 46 thousand of our friends continue their work in Istanbul uninterruptedly. Nearly 60 thousand of our personnel in Türkiye are rushing to help."
Minister Kurum gave the following information: "Sarıyer Ayazağa is the place where the disaster occurred most intensely. It is a necessity to fight against climate change. It experienced this problem due to the closed stream section and the insufficient infrastructure there. As the state, we will meet whatever our citizens need. We have missing citizens, our search activities are carried out. It is very essential to continue the unfinished stream rehabilitation. We had the necessary meetings with our Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Mayor of Sarıyer. Ayazağa is also very important in Cendere. Istanbul. "Each neighborhood is precious to us. Our priority is to cover the traces of the disaster as soon as possible. We do not want to experience the same pain again. All units of the state have taken action. (On Özgür Özel's criticism of Canal Istanbul) It is impotence to do politics over Canal Istanbul."
The second car, which was found in the Kağıthane Stream in Sarıyer, Istanbul, which overflowed after the downpour, was removed with the help of a crane.
It was learned that the car belonged to 63-year-old Ahmet Derin, who was wanted as missing.
It was seen that the keys of the car, with no one inside, were in the ignition and personal belongings were in the vehicle. The search for Derin continues.
The color of the sea in the coastal parts of the Bosphorus turned brown. The city's mud literally flowed into the sea in the Golden Horn.
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi made a statement to the press about the latest situation in Istanbul, where the flood disaster occurred. Çiftçi said, "In total, 6 of our citizens were reported missing. 5 people are wanted in Istanbul and 1 person in Kocaeli. Our search and rescue teams continue their work non-stop to find 6 of our citizens."
Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, said, "Meteorology's warnings continue. We have rains on the European side tomorrow. Warnings continue for 24 provinces. Our Meteorology says that the rains will continue throughout Istanbul on Saturday. We ask our citizens not to leave the house unless it is necessary."
273 kilograms of precipitation per square meter fell in Istanbul. Under the coordination of the Istanbul Governorship, 3 thousand 57 citizens were rescued after the flood. There were 48 landslides in 39 districts. While 53 retaining walls were demolished, 9 thousand 755 notices were made.
Istanbul Governorship reported that a Disaster Coordination Meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, regarding the work carried out against the effective rainfall in the city.
In the statement, the following was noted: "At the meeting, the latest situation across Istanbul and the work carried out in the regions affected by the heavy rain were evaluated. The meeting held at AFAD Provincial Center was attended by Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ömer Bulut, 1st Army and Istanbul Garrison Commander General Bahtiyar Ersay, Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Nuri Aslan, district mayors and deputy mayors, provincial directors and representatives of relevant institutions."
Regarding the flood disaster that occurred in Istanbul yesterday, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek said, "Forensic investigations have been initiated regarding the events that took place, and efforts are being carried out meticulously to shed light on all aspects of the events, to detect negligence and defects, if any, and to reveal the material truth."
14-year-old Mahmut Işıldak in Fatih, Istanbul, 34-year-old S.Y. in Ayazağa. 56-year-old Ahmet Usta lost his life in the disaster in Kağıthane.
Faik Şentürk, who fell down during the evacuation of the water accumulated in the school construction well due to the flood in Beykoz, was rescued by the teams. The worker who was taken to the hospital died despite all the interventions.
The 2-storey villa on the edge of the stream in Sapanca Fevziye District was demolished after the flow increased. The moments when the building fell into the stream were caught on camera.
