15.11.2026 13:11
Due to the strong southwesterly wind (lodos) affecting Istanbul’s Kağıthane district, a drinks cabinet in front of a café toppled onto the sidewalk. A woman who had passed in front of the cabinet seconds earlier narrowly escaped being trapped underneath it. The incident caused approximately 5,000 liras in damage, and the events and the reaction of the café employee who saw the cabinet were caught on security camera.
The lodos wind that was effective in Kağıthane during the morning hours knocked over a beverage cabinet in front of a café onto the sidewalk. A woman walking on the sidewalk escaped unharmed in the incident that occurred seconds after she passed in front of the cabinet.
SHE PASSED IN FRONT OF IT SECONDS EARLIER
In Gürsel Neighborhood on Friday, November 13, at around 08:00, a woman walking on the sidewalk with a backpack continued on her way after passing in front of the beverage cabinet in front of the café. Immediately after the woman passed, the lodos wind, which increased its effect, opened the glass door of the cabinet.
CHAIR WAS THROWN INTO THE ROAD, CABINET OVERTURNED
While the chair in front of the café was thrown into the road by the effect of the wind, the cabinet was dislodged and overturned onto the sidewalk. The woman narrowly escaped being trapped under the cabinet.
DRINKS SCATTERED AROUND
When the cabinet overturned, the drinks inside scattered around. Meanwhile, a person coming out of the café reacted by putting his hands to his head when he saw the cabinet overturned on the sidewalk. Those around also came to the front of the café and collected the scattered drinks and broken glass pieces.
5 THOUSAND LIRA IN DAMAGE
It was learned that almost all of the drinks in the cabinet became unusable and that approximately 5 thousand lira worth of damage occurred in the incident. The moments when the woman narrowly escaped being trapped under the cabinet and the cabinet overturned were reflected in the security camera.