Heavy rain in Istanbul! The roads turned into lakes

A woman was caught in the water on the road that turned into a lake due to heavy rain in Esenyurt, Istanbul. This is how citizens saved the woman.

According to IHA news, the roads turned into lakes due to the heavy rain in Esenyurt Dereyolu Hürriyet District.

While citizens were having a hard time, a woman was lost in the water. Citizens rushed to the aid of the woman who was dragged away by the water. Citizens rescued the woman.

The vehicles were submerged in water. The moments when the woman was dragged and rescued were caught on camera.

THERE WAS CONTENSE IN TRAFFIC

According to the news of DHA, showers started to be effective in the megacity in the morning hours. After the rain, which increased in intensity in many districts of the city, drivers had difficulty moving through traffic. Traffic density reached 78 percent as of 08.30.

Following the warnings made by the General Directorate of Meteorology, showers began to be effective in Istanbul in the morning hours.

While heavy rain was effective in many districts of the city, drivers in traffic also had a difficult time.

With heavy rain, the roads turned into lakes. Vehicles moving in traffic had difficulty moving on water-filled roads. While the rain continued to affect the city, traffic density reached 78 percent as of 08.30.

WARNING FROM THE GOVERNORSHIP

The Governorship of Istanbul made a statement yesterday about the rain and warned citizens to be careful. In the statement made by the Governorship, "The showers and thunderstorms, which started in Thrace and are expected to continue intermittently today, are expected to be strong in places as of Wednesday morning, and are expected to continue to be very heavy in places in the western parts of the European Side (Çatalca, Arnavutköy, Silivri, Büyükçekmece, Eyüp, Esenyurt, Beylikdüzü, Avcılar and Başakşehir). The rains, which are expected to continue until after noon on Thursday, 15.10.2026, are expected to be heavy in places in the east of the Anatolian Side (Pendik, Tuzla, Şile) in the early hours of the morning. It is expected that there will be intermittent showers and thunderstorms starting from the morning hours of Friday, 16.10.2026. The rains are expected to be heavy at times. It is estimated that it will continue until the afternoon of 17.10.2026 (Saturday). The air temperatures are expected to decrease noticeably with the rain and remain 4 to 6 °C below the seasonal norms. The wind is expected to blow from the north at times (40-60 km/h) and occasionally in the form of short-term storms (60-80 km/h), which may cause floods and water. "One must be careful and cautious against negativities such as raids, lightning and transportation disruptions."

According to the news of IHA, the heavy rain in Istanbul negatively affected the transportation on the Mahmutbey-Habipler road. With the downpour, some parts of the road were flooded. While drivers using the route had a hard time due to puddles, serious disruptions occurred in the passage of vehicles. The traffic density in the region was viewed from the air.

UNDERPASS WAS FLOODED

The underpass in Sultangazi was also flooded. Fire crews are working to save 3 vehicles that are trying to move forward in the underpass and are stuck.