06.02.2026 19:23
After Torbalı and Marmaris, a tragic news also came from the Menderes district of İzmir. A car was swept away by floodwaters while crossing a bridge over a stream during the heavy rain that occurred last night. Of the four people in the car, two were rescued while two lost their lives. In the teams' efforts, the lifeless bodies of two women were found, one in the riverbed and the other in the car.
In the Menderes district of İzmir, during the heavy rainfall that occurred last night, it was reported that one of the four people in a car, which was swept away by floodwaters while crossing a bridge over a stream, managed to escape on their own, while two people died and one person went missing.
CAR SWEPT AWAY BY FLOODWATERS
The heavy rain that affected the city yesterday negatively impacted daily life. The car, which had four people inside, was reportedly swept away by floodwaters while crossing a bridge over a stream on Kısık Sanayi road in Oğlananası neighborhood of Menderes district.
1 PERSON ESCAPED ON THEIR OWN
While one person in the car, which was swept away by the floodwaters, managed to escape on their own, the İzmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command Underwater Search and Rescue Team and AFAD teams were dispatched to the area upon notification.
BODIES OF 2 WOMEN FOUND
In the search and rescue operations, which also utilized trained dogs, the lifeless bodies of two women were found, one in the stream bed and the other in the car.
ONE PERSON SURVIVED THE INCIDENT
In the car with four people, while one person managed to escape on their own; two people lost their lives, and one person went missing. It was determined that the person who was searched for as missing had survived the incident and had moved away from the area. The gendarmerie teams reached this individual through their efforts. Following this, the search and rescue operations in the area were concluded.
BAD NEWS ALSO CAME FROM TORBALI AND MARMARIS
In the Torbalı district of İzmir, after the heavy rain, truck driver Mehmet Ekinci lost his life in his vehicle, which was submerged in an underpass. In the Marmaris district of Muğla, municipal cleaning worker Zekeriya Şahin was found dead after being swept away by floodwaters while crossing a stream in his car.