Minister Çiftçi shared the latest situation in the flood in Istanbul: 6 citizens are missing

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi's statements about the flood disaster are as follows:

As a result of today's rains, a total of 3 citizens lost their lives in Istanbul, 1 citizen due to electric shock and 2 citizens due to drowning. I wish God's mercy to our citizens who passed away. As a result of the flood events, a total of 6 citizens were reported missing, 5 in Istanbul and 1 in Kocaeli. Search and Rescue teams continue their efforts to find these 6 citizens.

"3 THOUSAND 55 TRAPPED CITIZENS WERE SAVED"

The building, which was evacuated as a precaution by the stream in Sapanca Feyziye neighborhood, was demolished and there was no loss of life. Our state coordinates the process both centrally and from the field. Our AFAD Presidency provides coordination with our governors through AFAD in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya. A total of 12 thousand 372 notices were received across our warning provinces. 9 thousand 755 of these notices were made in Istanbul. Our teams quickly responded to 7 thousand 456 cases confirmed from the reports. The evacuation process of our citizens stranded in Ayazağa has been completed. 3,055 citizens stranded throughout Istanbul were rescued, and our citizens who requested shelter were placed in public guesthouses.

"THE BIGGEST PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS' LIFE AND PROPERTY"

A total of 46 thousand 597 personnel work in Istanbul and 58 thousand 85 thousand personnel work throughout the country. AFAD also directed 1000 of our volunteers to the field. 9 thousand 185 food items were distributed to our citizens with 22 personnel. Our state supports our citizens with all its resources. Our teams maintain coordination 24 hours a day against possible new developments. Our highest priority is to protect the life and property safety of our citizens. I request our citizens to pay attention to some issues against floods and floods due to heavy rains. When faced with the danger of flood, one should remain calm and stream beds should be abandoned without delay. You should not attempt to walk through flood waters and currents. Our citizens who drive should never enter roads covered with water and should not try to proceed through routes with flood waters. Broken electrical lines that may have come into contact with water should be avoided. Battery-powered flashlights should be preferred for illumination. Safety and retaining walls of buildings should be avoided. One should not return to evacuated houses without declaring them safe. Damages should be taken into consideration and structures with puddles around them should not be entered. Broken electrical cables should not be touched. One should be careful against risks such as mice and pests. If you are not sure about drinking water, packaged and pet water should be preferred. It is of great importance to take care of our elderly, children and disabled citizens.

"MEASURES TAKEN ON TIME SAVES LIVES"

Human life is more valuable than anything else. Our priority should be not to endanger the life safety of even a single citizen. I kindly request our citizens to carefully follow the statements and guidance of the authorized institutions. Timely precautions save lives. Throughout the day today, we coordinated the works for which yellow and orange warnings were given with our AFAD President and our governors. We will continue our work in the field in Istanbul tomorrow.