27.01.2025 19:31
In Beykoz, 80-year-old Fatma Çıdık experienced a collapse on the floor of her room while she was sleeping. The house, which was examined by municipal teams, has been sealed off.
The ground of the shanty where 80-year-old Fatma Çıdık lives in the Beykoz district of Istanbul collapsed.
AWAKENED BY SOUNDS FROM THE GROUND
Fatma Çıdık, who lives in the shanty on Çiftlik Street in Yeni Mahalle, was awakened by sounds coming from the ground during the night. Seeing that the ground in her room had collapsed, Fatma Çıdık did not report it because she did not want to leave her home.
SHANTY SEALED OFF
Her neighbors reported the situation to the police, stating that the house was not safe. Police and municipal teams who arrived at the scene conducted inspections in the house. It was learned that the ground of the house, built years ago by Fatma Çıdık's deceased husband, was empty and made of soil. Çıdık, who suffers from asthma, was taken to her daughter while the shanty was sealed off.
"FLOODING HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES"
Fatma Çıdık, who stated that her house had been flooded before, said, "This place has been flooded 3-4 times before, but it had never collapsed. It collapsed for the first time, I was very scared. My late husband had built the house."