Floodwaters sweep away vehicles in Istanbul’s Ayazağa district

Heavy rainfall turned homes, businesses and roads into lakes in Istanbul, Turkiye with floodwaters sweeping away vehicles and piling them on top of one another. Torrential rain continued throughout the night, flooding homes and businesses across several parts of the city and leaving streets submerged.

 In Ayazağa, roads and car parks were inundated as floodwaters surged through the area. Vehicles were swept along the flooded streets, with some left stacked on top of one another and beyond repair. Emergency crews launched water drainage operations, while aerial footage captured the extent of the damage.