Dark clouds covered Istanbul, day turned into night. Following warnings, roads turned into lakes

The cold and rainy system coming from Russia started to be effective across Türkiye.

Yellow and orange coded warnings have been issued for 16 provinces today, including Istanbul.

While Adana, Bursa, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Kastamonu, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Sinop, Tekirdağ, Zonguldak, Bartın, Yalova and Düzce were given yellow codes; An orange code warning was issued to Hatay and Osmaniye.

THE WEATHER SUDDENLY DARKNESS

Following the meteorology's warnings, the weather suddenly darkened in Istanbul.

Dense dark clouds over the city were viewed with a drone from the historical peninsula and the Bosphorus line.

After the dark clouds that were clearly visible from different points of the city, the heavy rain took effect in a short time.

Strong showers that have been effective since night hours continue to negatively affect the city in general.

Following AKOM's warnings, heavy showers hit the megacity. The expected heavy rainfall increased its effect around Levent, Şişli and Beşiktaş.

Drivers had a hard time due to the dislodgement of the manhole cover on Kadırgalar Street. After the rain accelerated, the roads turned into lakes. Vehicles and motorcyclists had difficulty passing through the water.

Those caught in the sudden rain in Levent took shelter at the stops. Water was seen flowing from the ceiling of a cafe.