They were trapped in the mosque due to flood in Sakarya: Imam and congregation were transported by boat!

The heavy downpour in Akyazı district of Sakarya caused the streams to overflow and the streets to be flooded.

Young people in the neighborhood came to the aid of the imam and the congregation who were trapped in the mosque after the night prayer in Yağcılar District.

YAĞCILAR STREAK OVERFLOWED, STREETS WERE UNDER WATER

Heavy rains, which continue to affect Sakarya, also negatively affected life in Akyazı district.

Streets and roads were flooded as a result of the overflow of Yağcılar Stream passing through Yağcılar District. At some points the water level exceeded knee depth.

Citizens and the mosque imam, who went to the neighborhood mosque to perform the night prayer, saw that the roads were flooded when they came out after the prayer.

THEY CARRIED THE IMAM AND THE CONGRATULATIONS BY A BOAT

Young people in the neighborhood rushed to the aid of the imam and the congregation, who left the mosque and could not reach their homes due to the rising flood waters.

The young people carried the citizens trapped in the mosque to safe areas one by one with a small boat they provided.

While some citizens were taken to their homes, some were taken to the neighborhood tea house by boat.

THOSE MOMENTS WERE REFLECTED ON CAMERA

The moments when young people from the neighborhood carried the imam and the congregation through the flood waters by boat were recorded with a mobile phone camera.

The images showed the extent of the flood in the neighborhood and the evacuation of citizens with the help of boats.