14.10.2026 19:13
The heavy downpour that continued to affect Istanbul throughout the day was a complete nightmare. As avenues and streets were covered with water, underpasses, homes, and workplaces were flooded; in some places roads collapsed, and a school's retaining wall was destroyed. In the megacity, traffic density approached 90 percent.
The heavy downpour that affected Istanbul paralyzed life in the megacity. While roads turned into lakes in many districts, water flooded homes, workplaces and underpasses. Vehicles were stranded on roads, traffic congestion increased. A woman swept away by water in Esenyurt was rescued with the help of citizens, while three people were injured in incidents in Avcılar and Beykoz. Road collapses occurred in Arnavutköy and Eyüpsultan. IMM teams responded to 1,901 reports received throughout the day.
TOLL OF THE RAINFALL WORSENS
The strong downpour that affected Istanbul and continued intermittently throughout the day caused problems in many parts of the city. While drivers had difficulty advancing due to water accumulating on avenues and streets, pedestrians also struggled to cross the street.
Heavy rainfall was observed in many districts, especially Beykoz, Sarıyer, Eyüpsultan, Arnavutköy, Başakşehir, Sultangazi and Büyükçekmece. According to measurements, between 50 and 95 kilograms of rainfall per square meter fell in some areas.
WOMAN SWEPT AWAY BY WATER IN ESENYURT
In the Hürriyet neighborhood of Esenyurt, a woman was swept away by the current on a road filled with water due to the downpour. Citizens nearby mobilized to rescue the woman drifting in the water. The woman was pulled out of the water by the intervention of citizens.
Due to the rainfall, vehicles were also stranded in puddles. While water flooded some workplaces in the Haramidere Industrial Zone, the basement of a building in the Cebeci neighborhood of Sultangazi was filled with water. Flooding also occurred on Gonca Street in the Hürriyet neighborhood of Büyükçekmece.
THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN AVCILAR AND BEYKOZ
In Avcılar, one person was injured after falling from the overpass stairs that became slippery due to the rainfall. In the Çamlıbahçe neighborhood of Beykoz, two people were injured when the garden wall of a house collapsed.
ROAD COLLAPSED IN ARNAVUTKÖY AND EYÜPSULTAN
A collapse occurred on a street in Arnavutköy where infrastructure work was being carried out. While a light commercial vehicle was stranded on the collapsed road, municipality teams worked with construction machinery to remove the vehicle from where it was.
A collapse also occurred on the road in front of the municipality building in Eyüpsultan. While a shuttle vehicle stranded in the area was rescued, traffic flow was negatively affected.
UNDERPASSES AND METRO STATIONS FLOODED WITH WATER
The underpass in the Malkoçoğlu neighborhood of Sultangazi was closed to traffic when it filled with water. A vehicle was stranded in the underpass. Puddles also formed in the underpass in Şirinevler.
While flooding occurred at Hacıosman Metro Station, water accumulating in the Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı Tunnel caused traffic congestion. At different points of the city, drivers had difficulty advancing on roads covered with water.
RETAINING WALL COLLAPSED IN SCHOOL GARDEN
Part of the retaining wall in the garden of a school in Sultangazi collapsed. In Gaziosmanpaşa, students had difficulty leaving school on the street covered with mud.
Due to a puddle that formed at the garden entrance of Büyükçekmece Anatolian High School, students had difficulty entering and exiting. It was seen that students lined up benches side by side to pass over the accumulated water.
While electricity was cut off due to water accumulation on the ground floor of a building in Küçükçekmece Atakent, homes and workplaces in Kağıthane and Sultangazi were also affected by flooding.
CABLE CAR SERVICES CANCELED
Due to adverse weather conditions, services on the Maçka-Taşkışla and Eyüp-Piyer Loti cable car lines were suspended. On the T5 Eminönü-Alibeyköy Tram Line, however, services were carried out between Eminönü and Eyüpsultan State Hospital stations.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION REACHED 89 PERCENT
The downpour also negatively affected Istanbul traffic. In the morning hours, traffic congestion rose to 89 percent. Traffic moved slowly around the Haliç Bridge, Halıcıoğlu, Edirnekapı and Cevizlibağ on the D-100 highway. Congestion was also experienced at the Tekstilkent and Metris Prison locations of the TEM Motorway.
While vehicles moved with difficulty around Mecidiyeköy, Bahçeşehir, Saadetdere and Beylikdüzü, passenger congestion also occurred at public transport stops.
IMM TEAMS RESPOND TO 1,901 REPORTS
According to data announced by AKOM of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Disaster Affairs and Risk Management Department, 8,392 personnel and 2,246 vehicles and construction machinery served throughout the city. Teams responded to a total of 1,901 reports, including puddles, manhole overflows, floods and fallen trees.
NEW RAINFALL AND STORM WARNING FOR ISTANBUL
Authorities stated that citizens should be careful against possible negative events such as flooding, transport disruptions and fallen trees due to strong rainfall and wind. A warning was made that the wind could reach speeds of 50 to 80 kilometers per hour in places.