Footage from Istanbul! When the street turned into a lake, he rolled up his sleeves.

Footage from Istanbul! When the street turned into a lake, he rolled up his sleeves.

04.11.2026 18:31

During the downpour that affected Istanbul’s Sultangazi district, puddles formed on avenues and streets. A person who noticed a clogged drain causing the water to accumulate tried to clean the drain by hand so that the water could be drained. Those moments were recorded on a mobile phone camera by a person nearby.

The efforts of a person who took action to clear a drain clogged due to rainfall in Sultangazi were captured on camera.

DOWNPOUR TURNED STREETS AND AVENUES INTO A LAKE

Due to the downpour effective in Sultangazi, puddles formed on streets and avenues. When a drain became clogged during the rainfall, the surrounding water could not be drained.

CLEARED THE DRAIN WITH HIS HAND

A person who noticed the situation tried to clear the debris on the drain with his hand to allow the water to flow. Those moments were recorded second by second with a mobile phone camera by a person nearby. 

In the footage, it was seen that the person tried to ensure the water flowed by clearing the debris on the drain with his hand.

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