18.10.2026 09:01
In Istanbul's Pendik district, soil alleged to have softened due to rain slid at the construction site in front of the residential complex where a 9-story apartment building is located. After the landslide also affected the section adjacent to the complex's garden, police, municipal enforcement, and AFAD teams were dispatched to the area; the apartment building's residents were evacuated as a precaution, and the ground was covered with a tarp.
A landslide occurred at the construction site in front of a 9-story building in Pendik. Apartment residents were evacuated from the building due to the landslide, which also affected the section adjacent to the garden of the housing complex.
LANDSLIDE IN RAIN-SOFTENED SOIL
The incident occurred in the evening hours at a housing complex located on Baysal Street in Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood. According to allegations, a slide occurred in the soil softened by rain at the construction site in front of the housing complex where the 9-story apartment building is located. Residents of the complex who noticed the situation reported it to the teams.
BUILDING RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION
Following the report, police, municipal police, and AFAD teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams took precautions by setting up a security cordon around the area. Those living in the building were evacuated as a precaution.
In order to prevent rainwater from increasing the landslide, covering work was carried out on the ground.