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The downpour had a negative impact on life in the capital: 20 cars fell into a ditch

In Keçiören, a collapse occurred on the road as a result of the earth fill left open due to infrastructure work shifting with flood waters; 20 cars fell into the pit and were damaged.

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A collapse occurred on the road in Keçiören due to the heavy rain in Ankara.
As a result of the open earth fill in the infrastructure work shifting with flood waters, 20 parked cars fell into the pit and were damaged.

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The thunderstorm that hit Ankara in the evening had a negative impact on life.

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The thunderstorm that hit the capital in the evening had a negative impact on life. Due to the downpour, puddles formed on the streets and streets, and traffic flow was negatively affected. Drivers had a hard time moving through traffic due to puddles. There were disruptions in transportation due to rainfall in areas with heavy traffic. Lightning flashed along with the shower and illuminated the sky.

20 CARS WERE DAMAGED

A collapse occurred on the road when the soil filling material, the upper part of which was left open during the ongoing infrastructure work in Keçiören district, Emrah District, Gülgün Street, slipped with flood waters.

20 parked cars fell into a 1 meter deep hole opened on the street and were damaged. Citizens had a difficult time in the downpour to save their vehicles.

The vehicles were removed from the area with the help of fire brigades. Repair of the damage caused by the flood on the street started in the morning. The opened pit was filled with filling material carried by work machines. Citizens also supported the work.

'THE FLOOD CAME AND TOOK THE FILLING MATERIAL'

Neighborhood resident Cihan Y. said, "The company that built the infrastructure decided to build this place in parts. They did it up to 50 meters up. That is, they built a part and left it. The flood came from above and took away the filling material here because they did not cover it.

If they had covered it, we would not have these problems. This place needs to be covered as soon as possible. Yesterday this incident lasted about 2 hours. "Only one fire team came, they came to draw the water," he said.