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ISTANBUL (AP) — A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded
homes and roads and killed at least two people. Rescuers worked
overnight to save hundreds of people stranded at their
workplaces, while bystanders helped countless others.
The downpour Wednesday night flooded homes and businesses and
inundated roads and underpasses, stranding vehicles and causing
traffic chaos in Turkey’s largest city.
Local media reported two deaths. A 14-year-old was electrocuted
after stepping in a puddle at a park in the Fatih district, and
a 34-year-old slipped on a sidewalk in the Sariyer district and
hit their head.
Heavy rain was still falling Thursday morning.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality said some areas had the
highest amount of rain since 1985.
The governor’s office said education would be suspended Thursday
and some state employees would be placed on leave. It advised
residents to stay home unless travel was absolutely necessary
and for people living in basement apartments to spend the night
elsewhere.
Motorcycles, meanwhile, were barred from traffic.
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