15.10.2026 23:50
Due to the heavy downpour affecting Istanbul, an underpass in Yenikapı was flooded, and citizens who could not proceed with their vehicles were stranded. A backhoe operator who noticed the situation rushed to the drivers' aid by entering the rising waters with his own construction machine. The operator's rescue moments, carrying the stranded citizens to a safe area with his bucket, were captured on camera.
The torrential rain that paralyzed life in Istanbul caused difficult moments for drivers under a bridge in Yenikapı. As the rainwater rose, citizens who could not move forward in their vehicles were stranded.
HE RUSHED TO THE AID OF THOSE STRANDED WITH HIS EXCAVATOR
An excavator operator who saw what happened under the bridge took action to rescue the citizens by entering the water with his own construction machine. The operator advanced to the point where the water had pooled and helped those stranded in their vehicles reach a safe area.
THOSE MOMENTS ON CAMERA
The moments when the excavator operator rescued citizens stranded in the floodwaters were captured on camera. In the footage, the construction machine was seen advancing under the water-filled bridge and carrying the stranded people to a safe area.