After the heavy rain in Istanbul, many houses in Şile were flooded. Three elderly siblings were trapped in their flooded house.
Following the warnings made by the General Directorate of Meteorology and the Governorship of Istanbul, heavy rain was effective in Istanbul. Houses and streets were flooded in Şile, one of the districts that received the most rainfall. A single-storey house in Ahmetli village, where 3 elderly siblings lived, was flooded. The brothers and sisters were trapped in the flooded house and waited to be rescued. It was learned that one of the older brothers was bedridden.
Emine Beykoz, who was trapped inside, said, "It's raining, God forbid there is nothing to do with the rain. We are 3 people staying at home, I asked passers-by to call the municipality."
Arzu Aydın, the relative of the elderly brothers, said, "Our sister is very victimized, I came here to look at my own house. When I saw this place, I asked my sister-in-law, how are you, is there water at home? She said no one did anything. There is a sick bedridden inside."
The heavy rain in Istanbul negatively affected life on the Anatolian Side. 2 service minibuses and 2 cars trying to move through the accumulated water on Tuzla Aydınlı District Çamlıbelde Yolu Street were stuck on the road. While the street was completely closed to traffic flow, a total of 41 personnel in 2 service minibuses were evacuated by the service drivers. There was water damage to service minibuses and cars.
“WE WERE IN WATER UP TO THE WAIST”
The shuttle driver said, "Our vehicle was stuck in the middle of the road in heavy rain around 6 a.m. in the morning. My vehicle suddenly stopped. There was also a personnel in the vehicle. Unfortunately, it was 10 o'clock at 6:30 in the morning. There is no official coming. We are still waiting like this. We are in water up to our waist. We are waiting here, soaked." he said.
“THERE WERE 25 PERSONNEL IN THE VEHICLE”
Erdinç Yazıcı, the driver of the other shuttle, said, "The flood hit us suddenly. We had 25 passengers in the vehicle. We evacuated the passengers. The interior of the car was completely filled. The flood hit all of a sudden. Here, 5,6 vehicles were victimized in the same way."
After the heavy rain that started at night in Istanbul, the roads in Tuzla and Pendik turned into lakes, and some vehicles were trapped in puddles.
In the early hours of the morning, floods occurred in the streets and streets of Tuzla and Pendik, the regions that receive the most rainfall on the Anatolian Side. Some roads and underpasses were covered with water and turned into lakes. In some flooded areas, vehicles were trapped in water.
The increasing rainfall negatively affected life in Pendik Çamçeşme District. While the underpass in the neighborhood was filled with water due to rain; Cengiz Bektaş's vehicle, who was trying to pass through the underpass, stopped in the water. Stating that he was on his way to take his daughter to university, Bektaş said that he and his daughter were stranded and they got out of the vehicle with the help of people around them. Bektaş stated that he was waiting for the tow truck he called to remove his vehicle.
Driver Cengiz Bektaş, who had a hard time due to heavy rain, said, "Everyone, including the service minibuses, was passing by in the morning. While I was passing by, the car stopped suddenly. We barely escaped with our lives. I was taking my daughter to university in the morning. They helped us out of here. I called the tow truck, I'm waiting for him."
According to the meteorological warning map published by MGM, an orange warning was given for Muğla, and a yellow code warning was given for Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Denizli, Istanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli, Tekirdağ and Yalova.
It was requested to be careful and cautious against negativities such as sudden floods, floods, lightning, strong winds and transportation disruptions.
WEATHER BY REGION
The rain is heavy in Izmir and Bursa, and there is a downpour in Ankara. Ankara 19 degrees, Izmir 21 degrees, Bursa 18 degrees. Antalya will be affected by heavy thunderstorms for 3 days.
Showers in Marmara will be intermittent and decrease in speed in the afternoon. Rain will stay in the region for 8 days. Edirne 15 degrees, Çanakkale 11 degrees, Sakarya 17 degrees.
There are also local showers in Central Anatolia during the day. Eskişehir 20 degrees, Konya 19 degrees, Kayseri 23 degrees.
The rain, which mostly affects the Muğla region in the Aegean and is seen throughout the region, will intensify again tomorrow. Manisa 20 degrees, Muğla 17 degrees.
Heavy showers in the Mediterranean will intensify over the next two days. Adana 26 degrees, Kahramanmaraş 23, Antalya 23 degrees.
Rain is effective in places in the Black Sea, Zonguldak is 21 degrees. Trabzon 26 degrees, Sinop 25, Rize 25, Samsun 25 degrees.
Thunderstorms that will start around Malatya in the southeast and east will be much stronger in the following days. Erzurum will be 17 degrees, Malatya will be 21 degrees, Gaziantep will be 22 degrees.
