15.10.2026 21:30
After heavy rains in Çatalağzı, a town in the Kilimli district of Zonguldak, a retaining wall belonging to the lodgings collapsed. Soil and tree pieces piled onto 2 parked vehicles, while the residents of an apartment building where about 50 people live were evacuated as a precaution. No loss of life occurred in the incident.
In Zonguldak's Çatalağzı town, the retaining wall belonging to the staff housing collapsed after rainfall. Following the landslide, two parked vehicles were buried under soil.
According to information obtained, the incident occurred in the evening hours, when a collapse occurred in the retaining wall belonging to the staff housing in Çatalağzı town of Kilimli district.
SOIL AND TREES PILED ONTO THE VEHICLES
With the sliding of the concrete block, soil and tree pieces piled onto 2 parked vehicles. Apartment residents who heard the noise ran into the street in panic. AFAD teams arriving at the scene upon the report started an investigation in the area, while apartment residents were evacuated as a precaution. While police teams took security measures around the area, municipal enforcement and fire department teams were also dispatched to the region.
THE HOUSE SHOOK, IT SEEMED ABOUT TO COLLAPSE
Apartment resident Emre Palabaş, describing the moment of the incident, said, "We were sitting in the living room with the children. Suddenly we heard a loud noise. The house shook, it seemed about to collapse. The retaining wall had collapsed. The cars were buried underneath. There are no casualties at the moment. There is also no sound or movement related to the landslide. We had about 50 people living in the apartment."
The teams' investigations in the area are ongoing.