23.10.2025 19:30
In the Foça district of İzmir, heavy rainfall during the daytime brought along flooding. 70-year-old Bülent Kaptanoğlu was swept away by the floodwaters along with his car. Search efforts for Kaptanoğlu, who was in the vehicle alone, are ongoing.
The identity of the citizen who was swept away by floodwaters in the Foça district of İzmir along with his vehicle has been determined. Teams are continuing their search efforts to find 70-year-old Bülent Kaptanoğlu.
Intense rainfall that began around 12:30 in the neighborhoods of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Fevzi Çakmak, and Cumhuriyet in the Foça district turned into a flood, inundating many homes and businesses. Many vehicles were submerged due to the flood, while 5 people who were trapped in their vehicles were rescued by gendarmerie and fire brigade teams. Damage assessment work in the neighborhoods is ongoing under the coordination of AFAD teams.
IDENTITY OF THE MISSING PERSON HAS BEEN REVEALED
It has also been revealed that the person who was swept away by the floodwaters in his car, whose vehicle was found but could not be reached, is 70-year-old Bülent Kaptanoğlu. It was reported that Kaptanoğlu was swept away by the floodwaters while passing through a culvert, and the AFAD and gendarmerie teams dispatched to the area found the vehicle approximately 1 kilometer away from where it was swept away. During the inspection inside the vehicle, Bülent Kaptanoğlu could not be found.
Search and rescue operations coordinated by AFAD, gendarmerie, fire brigade, and municipal teams in the region are ongoing.