Overview
- Torrential downpours produced sudden flash floods that inundated roads, underpasses, homes and basements and caused widespread structural damage.
- A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted after stepping into standing water in the Balat area and officials have reported additional flood-linked deaths with the toll at least three.
- Authorities mounted a large multiagency response that evacuated roughly 2,700 people and deployed thousands of emergency personnel, vehicles and machines to rescue stranded residents.
- City services were severely disrupted as officials suspended in-person schooling, banned motorcycles, reported power and water outages, and diverted or cancelled dozens of flights at Istanbul’s airports.
- Officials opened investigations into the fatalities, warned residents to avoid low-lying areas, and said further heavy rain is possible, keeping emergency operations and safety inspections underway.