Flood disaster in Istanbul! Governor Gül announced the latest situation

Search and rescue efforts continue after the flood disaster in Istanbul. Governor Davut Gül made statements about the city.

Governor Gül said, "3 people lost their lives, search and rescue efforts for 5 people are continuing. Our city is starting to normalize. 7 injured people have been discharged, search efforts for 5 people are continuing. The motorcycle ban will end at 06:00." Gül said, "3 thousand 50 people were rescued. There is no one waiting to be rescued. What we will do after this stage is that we will host our citizens whose houses are flooded or who are in danger of being flooded, in safe places. Our citizens should not be in risky areas."

Minister Gül said, "Evacuations from flooded businesses and houses will continue. As of tomorrow, AFAD volunteers will participate in the cleaning work in Sarıyer. If possible, we will start making payments tomorrow, Monday at the latest. Search efforts will continue for our 5 missing citizens, there are no children among the missing persons."

The city is slowly returning to normal. We are now allowing our engines to be driven to traffic as of 06:00 tomorrow. The ban continues until 06:00 tomorrow morning.