Not Italy, but Adana! Citizens enjoying a boat ride in the city hit by the flood.

Heavy rainfall in Adana brought life to a standstill. As the roads turned into lakes, citizens navigated the flooded streets in boats.

STREETS TURNED INTO LAKES IN ADANA

Following the warnings from the General Directorate of Meteorology, heavy rainfall was effective in Adana during the afternoon hours. Due to the rain that lasted about 2 hours in the central districts, the roads turned into lakes. The heavy rain caused difficult moments for drivers in traffic and citizens on the streets. With water flooding the main arteries, the streets and avenues turned into lakes.

THEY NAVIGATED IN BOATS

When 70651 Street in the central Seyhan district was flooded, citizens navigated in boats. A citizen named Şehmus Tekin stated that the streets are submerged every time it rains, saying, "We navigated in a boat to protest this situation. This street is never resolved. We experience the same situation every rain. People cannot live on the first floors in this street." Neighborhood resident Halime Şah expressed, "Every rain floods our house. I had to build a retaining wall."