Minister Couple announced the balance sheet of the flood disaster in Istanbul

Highlights from the speech of Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi are as follows:

"An extremely heavy rainfall was recorded. The amount of rainfall per square meter in Istanbul has reached up to 272 kilograms in some places. Unfortunately, as a result of this heavy rainfall, 2 of our citizens passed away in our city of Istanbul. I wish God's mercy to our citizens who recorded their lives.

A total of 9 thousand 588 notifications were received in the provinces where warnings were given, and 8 thousand 815 of these notifications were made in Istanbul. Our teams intervened in 6 thousand 728 cases that came to Istanbul 112 emergency call center and were confirmed.

Within the scope of our search and rescue efforts, 2 thousand 727 citizens who were stranded due to floods throughout Istanbul were rescued by our teams, especially AFAD. The evacuation process of our citizens stranded in Ayazağa has also been completed. We also host our citizens in need of shelter in public guesthouses.

In Istanbul, a total of 46 thousand 597 personnel, 8 thousand 597 of which are search and rescue personnel, 2 thousand 288 vehicles and 14 boats are still actively working in the field. A total of 55 thousand 560 personnel, 6 thousand 574 vehicles and 20 boats are on alert throughout the country. In addition, our support team and equipment were dispatched to the needed points from the provinces of Afyonkarahisar, Tokat, Muğla and Kütahya.

4 thousand 692 food items were delivered to our citizens in the field and evacuation areas.