BREAKING NEWS: What is the latest situation in Istanbul? Heavy rain paralyzed life! There are casualties

In Kağıthane, motorcycle drivers who set out despite the traffic ban on motorcycles were stuck on the road covered with water due to the downpour. Municipality teams intervened in the 2 motorcycle riders stranded on the road and pulled the motorcycles out of the water.

The incident took place around 00:00 on Merkez Mahallesi Eyüpsultan Street. Due to the heavy downpour, water accumulated on the street. Two motorcycle drivers who entered the road covered with water could not move forward after a while. Realizing the situation, municipal teams walked in the water and approached the drivers. The municipality team first took one of the motorcycles to the curb and then helped the other driver. Those moments were captured on camera.

Istanbul Governorship had banned motorcycles and similar two-wheeled vehicles from entering traffic as of 21:00 on October 14, until further notice, due to adverse weather conditions.

CNN Türk Meteorology Advisor Prof. Dr. In his assessment, Orhan Şen said, "The rain will continue for the next week. It will be heavy in some regions, it may be heavy in Istanbul at the weekend. Temperatures have also started to drop. It will be rainy next week too, but it will not be this heavy."

SUPER EL NINO EFFECT

Stating that a mild winter is expected due to Super El Nino, Prof. Dr. Şen said: "There is the strongest El Nino of the last 100 years. This means that the sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific is 6 degrees above the average. The sea water at a depth of 200 meters below this receives this energy downwards, and heat accumulates in the water mass there. This heat adds both moisture and heat to the air mass above it and has an impact on meteorological events in the world. It increases the intensity of the precipitation, and we will see the effect of this in Turkey this year, too."