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Back|A shower and a storm hit Istanbul. Roads turned into lakes, vehicles were submerged in water
A shower and a storm hit Istanbul. Roads turned into lakes, vehicles were submerged in water
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NTV Gündem·59 minutes ago·Environment·1 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

A shower and a storm hit Istanbul. Roads turned into lakes, vehicles were submerged in water

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  • Due to heavy rain in Sultangazi, the roads were filled with water and the Selçuklu Boulevard underpass in the Cebeci neighborhood was flooded.
  • Fire crews rescued a stranded vehicle.
  • NTV reporter Deniz Tüysüz reported that one of the three stranded vehicles was rescued and work was continuing for the other two vehicles.

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Due to heavy rain in Sultangazi, the roads were filled with water and the Selçuklu Boulevard underpass in the Cebeci neighborhood was flooded.

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In Sultangazi, the roads were filled with water due to heavy rain. The underpass on Selçuklu Boulevard in Sultangazi Cebeci neighborhood was flooded. Fire crews rescued a vehicle that was trying to proceed in the underpass and got stuck.

NTV Reporter Deniz Tüysüz, who reported the latest situation from the scene, stated that when three vehicles were stranded, the teams that intervened in the incident rescued one vehicle and intervened the stranded ones and added the following:

"There is no one trapped right now. Teams are evacuating the water in the area. There are two vehicles, work is being carried out for them.

"IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY, I THOUGHT I COULD PASS"

-We asked the stranded citizen, 'Why did you enter the underpass even though there was danger?' He said to us, 'It happened suddenly, I didn't understand anything. I thought I could pass.' he said.

-There is danger especially in underpasses. If there is a problem with the infrastructure, you may suddenly find yourself in water.

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  • Fire crews will drain the water from the area and complete work on the two remaining vehicles.

    Very likely · Within hours

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  • ?What is the reason for the Selçuklu Boulevard underpass being flooded?
  • ?What is the status of infrastructure maintenance?
  • ?What can be the precautions to prevent similar incidents?

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This article was originally published by NTV Gündem.

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  • Due to heavy rain in Sultangazi, the roads were filled with water and the Selçuklu Boulevard underpass in the Cebeci neighborhood was flooded.
  • Fire crews rescued a stranded vehicle.
  • NTV reporter Deniz Tüysüz reported that one of the three stranded vehicles was rescued and work was continuing for the other two vehicles.

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