Flood disaster in Istanbul! Driver stranded with his car: We were dragged for 1 kilometer, we barely escaped with our lives

During the flood that occurred yesterday in Sarıyer Ayazağa, many vehicles were stranded on the road. While the drivers had a hard time throughout the night, citizens in the region helped evacuate the stranded people.

'The vehicle was dragged for 1 kilometer'

Ömer Şahin, one of the stranded drivers, said, "We tried to enter through the traffic lights between 21 and 22 o'clock yesterday. The road was open from there, there was no warning. We tried to continue. There was a little water. We guessed that the road would open after that. That's why we continued slowly. Suddenly, we entered a place like a hole, the water lifted the car. After that, we lost control. We were not in control, the car was driving on its own. A big truck came. When the truck came, it pushed us into the middle of the road with the water. After that, we were nowhere." şey yapamadık. O büyük tır aracımızı durdurmak için arkadan vurmaya çalıştı. Üç kişiydik. Aracın üst camından kendimizi kurtardık. TIR'daki arkadaşlar bize yardımcı oldular. Ondan sonra araba kayboldu. Araç 1 kilometre sürüklendi, yüzerek buraya geldi. Ben de sabahtan beri aracımı arıyorum yürüyerek buldum. Şimdi artık itfaiyeyi çağırmam lazım, herhalde çekici bunu çekemez. Bekliyoruz. Ben 4 saattir burada bekliyorum. Sağlık yönünden herhangi bir zararımız yok çok şükür. Cana geleceğine mala gelsin” he said.

'THE DUCKLE WILL COMING TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE'

Driver Serkan Çiçek said, "I am a TIR driver, I came from İnegöl, Bursa. We brought water from Bursa, but we could not go, we stayed here. We carry water to a bottled bottle, but we could not go. Our tank was also flooded. I will take back the water I brought again. Yesterday, we were continuing on the road, and suddenly it flooded. When the flood hit, we threw ourselves here as a suitable place. When we entered, there was not that much water here. During the night, the water rose again and entered the car. As is known now "We cannot start the car, we are trying to start it. The flood brought the swamp. It was not a swamp like this last night, it became a swamp after the flood. God bless them, they took all the drivers, gave them food and drink. They are pulling the remaining cars. Hopefully, we will pull the car out with it."

'APPROXIMATELY 300 VEHICLES WERE TRAPPED ON CENDERE STREET'

Driver Recep Açar said, "The roads were completely submerged in water. People were suddenly stranded, but there was neither a fire brigade nor a municipality. We rushed to the aid of all the citizens and vehicles stranded in the water and did what was necessary. But no one came from the municipality or the fire brigade. They all came in the morning, when the water receded. We gave their vehicles and sent those who went home to their homes. We gave food and beds to those who stayed at our construction site. Approximately 300 vehicles have been stranded on this Cendere Street since yesterday. 300-350 including the workers." "We took all the people out of here. We did everything we could. There were 1-2 people who were cold and lost their resistance due to the rain, and we sent them away by ambulance."