14.02.2025 09:51
Due to a landslide that occurred in the garden of two buildings in Üsküdar, 9 apartments and 3 businesses were evacuated and sealed off. One of the residents, Ömer Faruk Düztaş, stated, "All the residents of the building went outside. As a precaution, the homes were evacuated. As residents of the building, we will spend the night in hotels or with our relatives."
A landslide occurred in the garden area of two adjacent buildings on Atlas Flower Street in the Küplüce neighborhood of Üsküdar for reasons yet unknown. Due to the noise generated during the landslide, the residents of the building went outside on their own.
2 BUILDINGS EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION
Upon notification, police, fire brigade, AFAD, and municipal teams were dispatched to the specified address. After the inspections conducted by AFAD teams, the two buildings were completely evacuated as a precaution and sealed by the municipal teams.
"WE ALL WENT OUT AS BUILDING RESIDENTS"
Ömer Faruk Düztaş, one of the residents, told reporters that the incident occurred while they were sleeping and that they heard a loud noise. Düztaş stated that the same noise occurred twice in succession and that they were scared, saying, "There is a 10-15 minute gap between the two noises. We noticed that there was a landslide in the garden.
We all went outside as building residents. As a precaution, the houses were evacuated. As building residents, we will spend this night in hotels or at our relatives' places. The condition of the building will become clear tomorrow," he said.