The lifeless body of Turkmenistan national Murat Babajanov (30), who disappeared in the flood that occurred as a result of the overflow of the Ayazağa Stream following the heavy rain in Sarıyer, Istanbul, on October 14, was found in the Golden Horn yesterday. As a result of the coordinated work of the marine police and the police helicopter, Babajanov's lifeless body was found near the Golden Horn Facilities. Search efforts continue for Ahmet Derin (63) and Haşim Ciritoğulları (55), who disappeared in Ayazağa. Upon the request of the relatives of the missing people, work was started on the pond in front of the municipality in Kağıthane. While a channel was opened between the pond and Kağıthane Stream with diggers, work was carried out to drain the water from the pond into the stream. Turgut Dursun, who lost his life in the flood in Ayazağa, was buried with a ceremony yesterday.
Debris being removed
Cleaning, demolition and debris removal works continue in Ayazağa District, where floods and floods are experienced. Teams are carrying out debris removal and cleaning work in the areas where demolition has been completed. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said that search efforts are continuing for two people who have not yet been found in Ayazağa. Stating that the citizens in the housing that was decided to be demolished were allowed to move to their new place, Gül said, "It will be demolished when the move is completed. A total of 19 shops, 16 shops here and 3 shops at the entrance of the neighborhood, 2 residences, the Quran course, the stadium and the stands of the stadium will be demolished in total."
They got caught in the water with their vehicle.
The heavy rain the previous night caused flooding in Gebze district of Kocaeli and Göçbeyli District of Pendik district of Istanbul. As a result of the overflow of Büyük Creek (Göçbeyli Creek), the car with three people in it was submerged in the water. While Mustafa Deniz Ertaş in the car was saved by his own means, Doğan Arslan and Fatih Demirtaş were swept away by the current. While the lifeless body of one of the two people was found, the search for the other continues.
The adjacent building was evacuated due to a landslide that occurred in a construction site in Pendik. Heavy rain also negatively affected life in the Şile district of Istanbul. As a result of the overflow of the stream in Kumbaba District, the surrounding roads were flooded.
Flood swallowed a neighborhood
Heavy rain, which was effective in many regions of Turkey, had a negative impact on life. The tent where agricultural workers stayed in Ankara's Polatlı district was flooded. 25 people, including 6 children, were rescued in the incident. In Sakarya's Karasu district, Darıçayırı District was flooded as a result of the dam waters overflowing after a heavy downpour. Flooding was effective in the neighborhood, where the water height reached 50 centimeters in places. There was a flood in the tent area where approximately 1000 seasonal agricultural workers stayed in Bursa's İnegöl district. In Zonguldak, streams overflowed.
Baby Zeynep was rescued
It caused the stream passing through Fevziye District of Sapanca district to overflow and the bridge to collapse. AFAD teams dispatched to the region came to the aid of the family stranded in the bungalow by the stream. The teams, who set up a rope mechanism over the stream, rescued a total of 8 people, including 1 baby, 1 child and 2 women, who were stranded. One of those rescued was 8-year-old Zeynep. Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi, in his social media post, said, "You go to sleep, Zeynep girl, we are here. Our 8-month-old baby Zeynep, who was stranded due to flood in Sakarya's Sapanca district, was rescued by our teams. Our AFAD personnel, Murat Ergül, held our baby Zeynep in his arms and gently patted her so that her sleep would not be disturbed."
