21.09.2025 12:01
Meteorology has issued an "orange" alert for Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, and Giresun, which are struggling with floods caused by heavy rainfall. A warning for severe rainfall has been issued for the area where the river has overflowed, a bridge has collapsed, bungalows have been swept away, and landslides have occurred. In a statement from AFAD, citizens were advised to be cautious against adverse conditions such as landslides, floods, water inundation, and lightning.
Continuous heavy rainfall in the Eastern Black Sea region for the past two days has paralyzed life in Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, and Giresun. Streams overflowed, bridges collapsed, bungalows were swept away by floodwaters, and landslides occurred. New warnings have come from the Meteorology and AFAD for the four cities. In the statements made, it was emphasized that heavy rains will continue in the region, and citizens were warned to be careful and take precautions.
ORANGE CODED WARNING FOR 4 CITIES
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) issued a "orange coded" meteorological warning for four provinces. The statement noted that excessive rainfall continues in the region, emphasizing that citizens should be careful and take precautions against negative impacts such as floods, water inundation, landslides, and disruptions in transportation.
AFAD shared the following information regarding the ongoing operations in the region under the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP):
- 2,614 personnel and 984 vehicles are on duty.
- Teams from the General Directorate of Highways and the State Hydraulic Works are working to open closed roads.
- Efforts are ongoing to resolve power outages.
- Stranded citizens have been rescued.
FLOOD, WATER INUNDATION, LANDSLIDE, AND LIGHTNING RISK
The statement included the following: "The ongoing heavy and thunderstorm rains in the Eastern Black Sea are expected to be strong in Giresun and Trabzon provinces, and very strong and locally severe (51-100 kg/m2) in the eastern districts of Giresun, western and eastern districts of Trabzon, and the northern parts of Rize and Artvin."
Considering the soil saturation of our citizens, we strongly remind them to be careful and take precautions against negative impacts such as landslides, floods, water inundation, lightning, and disruptions in transportation; and to heed the warnings of the authorities.
WARNINGS FROM THE METEOROLOGY
According to the forecasts made by the General Directorate of Meteorology: The northern and eastern parts of our country are expected to be partly, at times very cloudy, with intermittent heavy rain and thunderstorms along the Central Black Sea coasts, Tokat and Sinop, Eastern Black Sea, and the northern and eastern parts of Eastern Anatolia, while other areas are expected to be mostly clear with few clouds. The rainfall is expected to be locally strong along the Eastern Black Sea coasts and around Ordu, and very strong in the coastal areas of Rize and Artvin.
TEMPERATURE: It is expected that the air temperature will be 2-4 degrees above seasonal normals in the western part of the country, around normal in the inner regions, and 1-3 degrees below normal in the eastern part.
WIND: Generally, light winds from the north, occasionally moderate, are expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) in the Marmara, Northern Aegean, Western Black Sea coasts, inner parts of the Eastern Mediterranean, southern and western parts of Eastern Anatolia, and Southeastern Anatolia.
4 MILLION TL SUPPORT FROM THE MINISTRY
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced that an initial amount of 4 million TL has been allocated for urgent and basic needs in Rize, which was affected by the flood caused by heavy rainfall.
Göktaş stated: "We stand by our citizens affected by the flood and landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Rize. We are allocating an initial amount of 4 million TL for urgent and basic needs in the region. We are on the ground with our psychosocial support teams. Get well soon, Rize," he said.
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD
In the Ardeşen district of Rize, two construction machines and a transport truck were swept away by floodwaters in the Deremezra village.
Two construction machines and a truck, weighing tons, that were swept from the road into the stream were seen among the large rocks in the stream as the waters receded.
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It was observed that one of the construction machines overturned while the other lay on its side.
ROAD CLOSED
Due to the overflow of the Ikizdere Stream, the Rize-Ikizdere-Erzurum highway was closed to traffic by the governorship due to the flood in the central area.
BUNGALOWS COLLAPSED
After the heavy rainfall that affected the Çamlıhemşin district, the streams overflowed. Two bungalows located by the stream in the district collapsed under the force of the severe floodwaters.
BRIDGE COLLAPSED
The bridge in the Şenyamaç village area on the Ardeşen-Çamlıhemşin highway collapsed due to the rising water level. There were no casualties or injuries as no one was on the bridge.
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