Heavy rain brought life to a halt in many provinces! The street collapsed, houses and workplaces were flooded

The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a "yellow" coded meteorological warning for some provinces due to heavy rain. It was shared on the ministry's social media account in line with the latest information received from the General Directorate of Meteorology.

Accordingly, today, intermittent and locally heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in Gaziantep, Kilis, Adıyaman, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Bingöl, Mardin, Batman, Hatay and Tunceli surroundings, the eastern parts of Elazığ and the southeastern parts of Kahramanmaraş and Osmaniye.

Tomorrow, local heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in the northern and western parts of Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale and Balıkesir in the west of Marmara, and in the coastal and western districts of Manisa on the Northern Aegean coast of Izmir.

Citizens are asked to be careful and cautious against negativities such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, local hail, strong winds during rainfall and transportation disruptions.

ADIYAMAN

Due to the heavy rain throughout the city and in the districts, water accumulations occurred in many streets and avenues. While some vehicles were stranded on the roads due to the intensity of the rain, drivers had difficulty moving forward. A collapse occurred on Mersin Street in the city center due to heavy rain. The road was closed to traffic after the collapse. While many houses and workplaces throughout the city were flooded, citizens had a difficult time. Teams carried out water evacuation and intervention works in areas where floods occurred.

Citizens who were stranded due to puddles in some streets and avenues were transported to safe areas with the help of teams. Fire brigade, AFAD and municipal teams continued their work at the points where floods occurred.

MALATYA

Following the shower warnings made by the 13th Regional Directorate of the General Directorate of Meteorology, a downpour hit the city in the evening. After it got dark, there was lightning and thunder activity in the sky, illuminating the evening dusk. Due to the heavy downpour, water accumulations occurred in many places in the city. While vehicles traveling in traffic had difficulty moving forward due to accumulated water, some vehicles broke down and became stranded. From time to time, some underpasses in the city were closed to traffic due to blocked grates. Municipal teams started working to open the clogged grates in many parts of the city.

MERSIN

Some roads were flooded due to the heavy rain in Mersin's Silifke district. A short-term shower was effective in the district in the morning hours. Due to the rain, floods occurred in rural neighborhoods as well as in the district center. Busy avenues and streets turned into lakes. While drivers in traffic had difficulty moving forward with their vehicles, there was congestion on alternative routes. People who were trapped in some of the broken down vehicles were rescued by people around them. As the rain faded, municipal teams started working to drain the water.

HATAY

In Reyhanlı district of Hatay, there were floods in some neighborhoods due to the heavy rain at night. The moments when the garden wall of a house collapsed due to flood was captured on security camera.

The heavy rain that hit the district at night had a negative impact on life. Due to the rain that lasted about 1.5 hours, floods occurred in Alakuzu, Oğulpınar, Fevzipaşa neighborhoods and trees fell down. Some houses and barns were flooded due to muddy water coming from the mountains. The garden wall of a house collapsed due to flood. The moment the wall collapsed was captured on security camera. Vehicles stranded on the roads were rescued by citizens with tractors. As the rain faded, municipal teams started working to drain the water.

Alakuzu Neighborhood Headman Sabahattin Cünedioğlu stated that agricultural lands were also flooded during floods and requested that the infrastructure in the neighborhood be improved.

GAZİANTEP

Due to the heavy downpour, which was effective intermittently in the city and increased in intensity from time to time, puddles of water formed in the streets and avenues. Citizens and drivers who were caught unprepared for the rain had a difficult time.

While some citizens took shelter in workplaces and closed areas, drivers had difficulty driving on roads where puddles formed.

Due to the downpour, there were occasional disruptions in transportation throughout the city.

KIRKLARELI

Heavy rain negatively affects life in Kırklareli. Due to the sudden rainfall in the city, puddles formed on the streets and avenues. Citizens who were unprepared for the rain took shelter in closed areas and bus stops.

Police and municipal teams took precautions at intersections and main arteries. In the city, where the temperature is measured at 20 degrees, rain is expected to continue intermittently until Sunday, October 18.

CORUM

Thunderstorm was effective in Çorum. The thunderstorm that started in the evening in the city increased its intensity.

Lightning illuminated the sky during the rain, which was accompanied by short-term hail. Pedestrians who were unprepared for the rain had a hard time.

Drivers had difficulty moving forward in traffic due to puddles on the streets caused by the rain.

According to the data of the General Directorate of Meteorology, rainfall is expected to continue intermittently until the weekend.