Istanbul floods damage 300 businesses and 200 vehicles

Efforts to address the effects of flooding caused by heavy rain in Istanbul, Türkiye, are continuing.

Operative Information Center-OMM reports that Turkish Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum made the announcement at a coordination meeting on the natural disaster.

Kurum said 48 landslides had been recorded in Istanbul and that heavy rain had caused 53 retaining walls to collapse. The coordination center received 9,755 reports, and the relevant agencies responded to 7,800 of them.

Kurum said damage had been identified to 300 businesses and 200 vehicles in the Ayazağa area alone.

The minister said assessments of the damage are expected to be completed by the end of the weekend.

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said 3,055 people who had been stranded in Istanbul were rescued in connection with the disaster.

Searches are continuing for five people in Istanbul and one person in Kocaeli province.

Türkiye’s disaster response coordination brings together relevant agencies to manage rescue operations, assess damage and address the effects of severe weather.