According to the latest evaluations made by the 4th Regional Directorate of Meteorology, the rainy weather throughout the city is expected to continue until noon on Thursday. It is estimated that 50 to 100 kilograms of precipitation will fall per square meter in the central and eastern districts of Antalya, and 21 to 60 kilograms per square meter in the western districts. It is predicted that the air temperatures, which are above seasonal norms, will drop below seasonal norms with the rainy system, and will return to seasonal norms as of Friday.
'THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THURSDAY'
Murat Ayvazoğlu, 4th Regional Director of Meteorology, in his assessment of the heavy rains in Antalya, said, "According to the latest evaluations made by our Regional Directorate, we expect the effects of the rains to continue for a few more days. It is expected that 50 to 100 kilograms of rain per square meter will fall in the central and eastern districts of Antalya, and 21 to 60 kilograms per square meter in the western districts. Our heavy rain warning has been extended until noon on Thursday. It will continue above seasonal norms." "It is estimated that our air temperatures will fall below seasonal norms with the rainy system and will follow seasonal norms again as of Friday," he said.
'ANTALYA IS AMONG THE CITIES WHERE HOSE INCIDENTS ARE FREQUENT'
Warning about the risk of tornadoes in Antalya, Ayvazoğlu said, "A tornado is a violent air column that rotates around its own axis with the base of a cloud reaching all the way to the ground. While tornadoes can be seen in every region, they are especially seen in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions in the autumn and winter months. Antalya is among our provinces that stand out in terms of the frequency of tornadoes on the coastline. Our sea water temperature is currently at 24-25 degrees, such weather events may develop and instability in the atmosphere may be effective." "Tornadoes can also occur on land, but this is considered an extreme weather event," he said.
'METEOROLOGICAL WARNINGS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY'
Drawing attention to the effects of global warming, Ayvazoğlu stated that sudden and heavy rains may also be seen in Türkiye due to the effects of global warming occurring in the world. Warning to the citizens, Ayvazoğlu said, "It is important for our citizens to closely follow the mobile applications, website and social media accounts of our General Directorate of Meteorology against negativities such as floods, floods, tornadoes and storms that may occur with the rains."
4 LOSSES OF LIVES DUE TO HOSE DISASTER
Heavy rain and wind started to be effective in the city center in the evening hours of the previous day in Fevzi Çakmak District 6199 Street in KEPEZ district. While the adverse weather conditions were gradually increasing, a tornado broke out in a construction area around 23:00 at night, causing damage. The tower crane also overturned due to the tornado that blew away the containers where the workers were staying. Following the incident, many health, fire brigade, police and rescue teams were dispatched to the region upon notice. With the work of the teams, the workers in the containers were removed. In the incident that turned into a war zone, 4 workers in two containers died and 1 worker was injured. The injured worker was taken to the hospital.
GOVERNOR: VERY INTERESTING
Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin, who inspected the scene, said: "We were faced with a very interesting natural phenomenon. No storm or tornado was reported anywhere else in the city. It just rained. But such a cell appeared only here. There is nothing in the surrounding buildings. We are only faced with a tornado that shattered 2 containers in this area. There is no such thing in the containers right next to the same construction site. May God have mercy on our 4 citizens who passed away, and offer our condolences to their families." "I wish our injured worker a speedy recovery. The container and the crane fell in the same place. It is not possible for the crane to fall towards the southeast direction. There is no injury or loss of life under it," he said.
4 PEOPLE IN CUSTODY
An investigation was launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the deaths of the workers. Within the scope of the investigation, contractor M.Ç. and Ş.C. couple and occupational safety expert İ.A. and site manager D.K. He was detained. Work was started in the region yesterday morning by police, fire brigade and AFAD teams.
HE DESTROYED THE CONTAINERS AND TURNED THE CRANE DOWN
The area where the tornado was effective was viewed with a drone. In the footage, it was seen that construction materials and iron molds were thrown into the environment, and 2 containers and a crane were destroyed. Damage was also observed on the roof of Fevzi Çakmak Kindergarten in the region.
