10.04.2026 08:32
Heavy rainfall in Hatay negatively affected life. While streets and avenues were flooded, 32 people, including 9 children, were rescued from stranded vehicles. Due to the intense rainfall, education was suspended for one day in schools in Antakya, and teams worked in the field.
Due to the heavy rain that started in the late hours in the Antakya district of Hatay and increased its effect in the morning, puddles formed on the streets and some vehicles were stranded on the roads. Due to adverse weather conditions, education was suspended for 1 day in schools in Antakya.
32 STRANDED PEOPLE RESCUED
As a result of the heavy rain, 32 people, including 9 children, who were stranded in their vehicles in 9 neighborhoods, were rescued by the teams. Hatay Metropolitan Municipality carried out evacuation and cleaning operations in Antakya in 110 areas, and in Reyhanlı and Arsuz districts affected by the rainfall with 170 personnel.
EDUCATION SUSPENDED FOR 1 DAY
The Hatay Governorship announced that education was suspended for 1 day in schools in the Antakya district due to heavy rainfall. In the statement made by the governorship, it was stated, "Due to the heavy rainfall that occurred in our province, education in our Antakya district has been suspended for 1 day tomorrow."