Heavy rainfall negatively impacts life in Ayazağa
Students stranded in a sports school flooded due to the heavy downpour in Ayazağa were carried on their teachers' backs and safely evacuated.
Following warnings from the General Directorate of Meteorology, heavy rainfall in Istanbul's Ayazağa neighborhood turned streets into lakes, causing flooding in homes, businesses, and vehicles.
Heavy Rainfall Negatively Impacts Life
Following the warnings issued by the General Directorate of Meteorology, the downpour that increased its effect throughout the city negatively affected daily life in many points.
Homes and workplaces were flooded across the city, roads turned into lakes, and disruptions occurred in transportation.
Vehicles Submerged Under Water
Citizens and drivers experienced difficult moments in some areas due to vehicles remaining underwater.
In Ayazağa, where the heavy rainfall was felt intensely, water accumulated in avenues and streets completely covered parked vehicles as well.
Stranded in the Sports School
Students training at the Ayazağa Sports School located in the region became trapped inside after the building was flooded.
Teachers Carried Them on Their Backs
Teachers moved quickly to take the trapped students to a safe area.
The moments when the students were evacuated by being carried on their teachers' backs were recorded by nearby citizens using mobile phone cameras.