Heartbreaking new images from the flood disaster in Sarıyer: There is a man inside

During the heavy downpour that hit Istanbul on Wednesday, October 14, a stream overflowed in the Ayazağa neighborhood of Sarıyer. Numerous homes, businesses, and vehicles were submerged in water.

Search operations were launched to find Ahmet Derin, who had been missing since the flood. New mobile phone footage emerged showing the moments Derin's car was swept away by the floodwaters.

In the footage recorded on the day of the flood, the panic experienced by bystanders as they watched the rising water is reflected in their conversations.

The video captures someone saying, "Brother, look at that current. Oh no, oh no, the stream is overflowing, guys. Let's get down, let's get out of here." Further in the footage, the words, "Brother, let's get down, we're probably going to die here," are captured on the mobile phone camera.

While the car was being swept away by the floodwaters, the words of a bystander shouting, "There's a man inside. There's a man inside, I swear. God, please help us. May God help," are recorded on the mobile phone camera. Meanwhile, search operations are also ongoing to find Haşim Ciritoğulları (55), who went missing in the same flood as Ahmet Derin.

On the other hand, search operations are ongoing for Murat Babacanov (30), a Turkmen national who went missing in the flood. Artur Seydullayev, a friend of Babacanov who was following the search efforts, said, "He disappeared at 18:50 on the first day of the rain. We have been waiting for news since that day. He went missing after talking to our friend on the phone last. His whereabouts are unknown."

Search operations continue for Murat Babacanov, a Turkmen national, who is assessed to have gone missing in the flood caused by the overflow of the Ayazağa Stream in Sarıyer following the heavy downpour that hit Istanbul on October 14.

Artur Seydullayev, a friend of Babacanov who was following the efforts in the area, stated, "He disappeared at 18:50 on the first day of the rain. We have been waiting for news since that day. He last spoke to our friend on the phone. His whereabouts are unknown. When the flood hit, it demolished everything and swept it away. Nobody saw it, and nobody knows anything. We haven't received confirmation that he is here, but the last signal was received from Ayazağa Square. We currently estimate that he came here."