Warnings were met in Istanbul: Traffic density decreased below 40 percent

While schools were closed due to the heavy showers and storms that have been effective in Istanbul for about 34 hours, most of the citizens took into account the warnings of the authorities not to go to traffic with private vehicles.

The traffic density, which rose to 89 percent in the city yesterday evening, dropped below 40 percent at around 09:00 on the morning of Thursday, October 15.

THE CALL OF THE AUTHORITIES WAS RESPONSE

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Deputy Mayor Nuri Aslan called on citizens not to go out unless necessary due to adverse weather conditions and to prefer public transportation instead of private vehicles.

While Governor Gül stated that one should stay away from areas at risk of flooding, stream beds and puddles, Aslan emphasized that public transportation continues to provide service.

Following the warnings, there was a significant decrease in traffic density in the city in the morning hours.

CLOSED ROADS ARE OPENED AGAIN

Most of the closed roads, especially the Şile Highway and the connection road in front of Ümraniye Nevzat Demir Facilities, where transportation disruptions occurred last night due to heavy rain, have been reopened to traffic.

On the other hand, while many people trapped in workplaces in Ayazağa were rescued, the historical Sadabat Mosque and some surrounding structures were flooded as a result of the Kağıthane Stream overflowing.

It was reported that IMM teams continue their work on more than 7 thousand notices received from across the city.

RECORD RAINFALL IN SOME DISTRICTS

According to AKOM data, the amount of rainfall per square meter in some parts of Istanbul exceeded 240 kilograms.

One of the highest rainfall amounts was measured as 242 kilograms in Beykoz, while 190.5 kilograms of rainfall were recorded in Eyüpsultan and 187.9 kilograms in Sarıyer.

Showers and storms are expected to continue their impact today, especially on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul and Kocaeli, Sakarya, Bursa and Yalova.