NEWS CENTER - According to the latest evaluations made by the General Directorate of Meteorology; It is estimated that Marmara (except Edirne), Eastern Mediterranean, eastern Central Anatolia, Central Black Sea coasts, Eastern Black Sea, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia and Muğla and Karaman surroundings, northern districts of Izmir, western and eastern districts of Antalya, east of Tokat will experience showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in Istanbul, Adana, Osmaniye, Sinop, Erzincan, Tunceli, Elazığ surroundings, Kırklareli, east of Tekirdağ and Çanakkale, west of Kocaeli, north of Balıkesir and Malatya, west of Hatay, northern parts of Kastamonu, eastern districts of Rize and northern parts of Artvin. It is estimated that the wind will blow as a strong and short-term storm (50-70 km/h) from the north in the west of the Western Black Sea, Marmara and Northern Aegean coasts, and as a strong southerly wind (40-60 km/h) in the southeast of Eastern Anatolia.
AIR TEMPERATURE: It is estimated that temperatures across the country will be below seasonal norms.
STRONG RAINFALL WARNING: Precipitation will be heavy locally in Istanbul, Adana, Osmaniye, Sinop, Erzincan, Tunceli, Elazığ surroundings, Kırklareli, east of Tekirdağ and Çanakkale, west of Kocaeli, north of Balıkesir and Malatya, west of Hatay, northern parts of Kastamonu, east of Rize and northern parts of Artvin. Since it is expected to happen, one should be careful and cautious against the negativities that may occur.
STRONG WIND WARNING: Since it is expected that the wind will blow from the north (50-70 km/h) as a strong and short-term storm in the western Black Sea, Marmara and Northern Aegean coasts, and as a strong southerly wind (40-60 km/h) in the southeast of Eastern Anatolia, it is necessary to be careful and cautious against possible adverse events.
'CODE YELLOW' WARNING FOR 13 PROVINCES
Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 13 provinces. Additionally, citizens were asked to be careful against floods and floods.
The provinces given the yellow code are as follows: Adana, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Hatay, Istanbul, İzmir, Kastamonu, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Manisa, Sinop, Tekirdağ and Osmaniye.
A TREE FALLED ON A PARKED CAR IN ŞİŞLİ; STREET CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
The incident took place around 14.30 on Harbiye District Mim Kemal Öke Street. Allegedly, the tree on the roadside fell on the parked car due to strong wind. Upon the notice of the surrounding people, police, fire brigade and municipal teams were dispatched to the scene.
STREET CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
While the police closed Mim Kemal Öke Street to traffic, municipal teams started work to remove the tree. The car stuck under the tree was damaged.
DURING THE STORM, THE MOSQUE'S MINARES AND TREE TOLL DOWN, AND THE ROOF DESTROYED
In Diyarbakır's Bismil district, the mosque minaret and trees fell down and the roofs of some buildings collapsed due to the downpour and storm.
As a result of the downpour and storm, the minaret of the İhlas Mosque on Pınar Street in Tepe Mahallesi was destroyed. As a result of the collapse of the minaret, the mosque and the 2-storey house next to it were damaged.
Trees fell down in the neighborhood, the roofs of some houses were blown off, and electrical wires were broken. In the neighborhood where the columns on the 3rd floor of an ongoing construction were blown away by the storm, the wall of a factory was partially destroyed.
A damage assessment study was carried out by the teams of the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change in the mosque and its surroundings, the minaret of which was destroyed.
Neighborhood Headman Hüseyin Şimşek said that some houses were damaged and a mosque minaret was destroyed due to the heavy rain and storm in the morning.
Stating that it is pleasing that there was no loss of life, Şimşek said:
"The Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and the municipality teams carried out the necessary checks. There was a small disaster in our neighborhood. We pray to God that it will not happen again. I met with our District Director of Agriculture and Forestry, they will send the teams and assess the damage to the cotton and corn fields. Detections continue throughout the neighborhood, hopefully none of our citizens will be victimized."
Mehmet İnanç, one of the citizens, said that they were exposed to severe storms and showers.
İnanç said, "We woke up around 06:00 in the morning with a loud noise. We saw that the minaret fell over and fell on our house. Our house was damaged. The children were also very scared. There was moderate damage in the house. They came, made a report, and assessed the damage."
BUDO'S KABATAŞ-MUDANYA SEA BUS TRIPS WERE CANCELED
Adverse weather conditions in the Marmara Sea affected maritime transportation. The 4 afternoon trips of Bursa Sea Buses on Saturday, October 2 were canceled due to the storm.
According to the statement made on the website of Bursa Sea Buses (BUDO), the canceled trips are as follows:
16:45 Bursa (Mudanya) - Istanbul (Kabataş)
17:00 Istanbul (Kabataş) - Bursa (Mudanya)
19:15 Bursa (Mudanya) - Istanbul (Kabataş)
19:30 Istanbul (Kabataş) - Bursa (Mudanya)
Passengers are trying to return to Bursa with İdo's Yenikapı-Yalova flights, which have not been cancelled.
STORM OBSTACLE TO GÖKÇEADA AND BOZCAADA FERRY SERVICES
Some ferry services planned to be held tomorrow in Çanakkale's Gökçeada and Bozcaada districts have been cancelled.
GESTAŞ, which carries passengers and vehicles between the Dardanelles and the Islands line, announced that some ferry services have been canceled tomorrow due to adverse weather conditions in the north of the Aegean Sea.
Accordingly; On the Kabatepe-Gökçeada line, there are departures from Kabatepe at 07.00, 09.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 19.00 and 21.00, and departures from Gökçeada at 07.00, 09.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00 and 21.00 flights will not be available.
On the Geyikli-Bozcaada line, there are departures from Geyikli at 08.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 23.00, and departures from Bozcaada at 07.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00 and 22.00 flights were cancelled.
