Tragic news continues to emerge following the floods and inundations caused by the heavy rainfall that hit Istanbul on October 14. The body of Murat Babacanov, a Turkmen national who had been reported missing, was recovered in the Golden Horn (Haliç).
Search operations were also ongoing along the Pendik line for individuals who were in a jeep that fell into a creek and was swept away by floodwaters in the Gebze district of Kocaeli. It was stated that the driver, Mustafa Deniz Ertaş, had survived, while Doğan Arslan and Fatih Demirtaş were being sought as missing. The body of one of the two people in the vehicle swept away by the flood was found in Pendik. It was reported that efforts to locate the other missing person are continuing.
SEARCH OPERATIONS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL UNDERWAY
Cleaning, demolition, and debris removal efforts are continuing in the Ayazağa neighborhood of Sarıyer, one of the areas most affected by the flood. It had been decided to demolish the Quran course building, which was stated to have been built on the creek bed for the purpose of creek rehabilitation, as well as the Ayazağa Atatürk Stadium, 19 shops, and structures containing lodgings in the area.
As part of the work that began yesterday, the demolition of the 19 shops, the Quran course building, and the stadium has been completed. It was reported that teams are continuing debris removal and cleaning work in the areas where demolition has finished.
In the Ayazağa neighborhood of Sarıyer, where the Kağıthane Creek overflowed, the body of Turgut Dursun had previously been recovered under a bridge. In Fatih, 14-year-old Mahmut Işıldak lost his life after being electrocuted while passing through a puddle formed by the rainfall; Işıldak was laid to rest in the village of Doğanlı in Düzce.
It was reported that 34-year-old S. Y. fell and hit her head on the curb while trying to pass through a puddle in Ayazağa, and could not be saved despite medical intervention at the hospital to which she was taken. The body found at the bridge pier over the creek near Sadabad Park in Kağıthane was identified as belonging to 56-year-old Ahmet Usta.
In Beykoz, it was noted that worker Faik Şentürk, who was trying to drain water accumulated in a well at a school construction site, fell into the well and lost his life at the hospital where he was taken in critical condition.
News Source: 12punto
