Flood disaster in Istanbul. Alarm and time given for the Anatolian Side

In the statement made by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, it was stated that the highest rainfall amount of recent years has fallen in the megacity, and it was noted that the amount of rainfall per square meter in some parts of the city reached 240 kilograms.

According to the statement, the amount of precipitation falling in Istanbul is as follows:

242 kilograms per square meter in Beykoz,

190.5 kilograms in Eyüpsultan,

In Sarıyer, it is 187.9 kilograms.

The amount of precipitation per square meter, especially in the Bosphorus and the northern and central parts of the European Side, was measured as 100 to 230 kilograms. The amount of rainfall per square meter in many parts of Istanbul exceeded 100 kilograms.

NTV Meteorology Editor Dilek Çalışkan also evaluated the latest weather forecast reports.

Çalışkan pointed out the danger of landslides that emerged after the intensity of the rain stopped and said, "Istanbul has 63 main streams. The water accumulated due to heavy rainfall sought these streams to flow. But unfortunately, all of these streams had either shopping malls or buildings on them." he said.

Underlining that the soil is saturated with water, Çalışkan warned against the risk of landslides.

A NEW RAIN WAVE IS COMING ON FRIDAY

Stating that the heavy rainfall that caused the flood disaster in Istanbul shifted to Sakarya, Kocaeli and the Western Black Sea Region, Çalışkan continued as follows:

"The rainfall here will exceed 50-80 kilograms per square meter. However, a new rainy system will arrive on Friday. There is rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday day, but we do not know its intensity clearly."

The General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) issued a heavy rain warning for 48 provinces today.

The provinces where MGM issued an orange code warning for Bursa, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Düzce and Zonguldak and issued a yellow code are as follows:

Adana, Adıyaman, Ağrı, Amasya, Ankara, Balıkesir, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Diyarbakır, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkari, Hatay, Mersin, İstanbul, İzmir, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Malatya, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş, Mardin, Muş, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Tunceli, Van, Bayburt, Batman, Şırnak, Bartın, Karabük and Osmaniye.