15.10.2026 17:12
In Istanbul’s Ayazağa, teachers rescued students stranded in a sports school that was flooded due to heavy downpour by carrying them on their backs out of the floodwaters.
After the warnings from the General Directorate of Meteorology, the severe downpour that swept over Istanbul paralyzed life in Ayazağa. In the district, where roads turned into lakes and vehicles were submerged, teachers evacuated students trapped in the flooded Ayazağa Sports School by carrying them on their backs.
WATER ROSE DURING TRAINING
During the heavy rainfall that caused numerous homes and businesses in Ayazağa to be flooded, students training at the sports school were trapped in the building. As the water rose rapidly, teachers intervened immediately and launched an evacuation operation.
THOSE MOMENTS ON A MOBILE PHONE CAMERA
The moments when a teacher carried his students one by one on his back through the floodwaters to a safe area were recorded second by second with a mobile phone camera. Thanks to the devoted teacher's efforts, the students were rescued without injury.