The Canada Brief

World · 19 d ago

The Bosphorus, Istanbul, after a storm

Istanbul welove · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Istanbul floods after its heaviest rain in 84 years, leaving at least two dead

What we know

  • A boy, 14, and a man, 34, died
  • The governorship is investigating the boy's death

Not yet

  • The final death toll

A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted in a puddle and a 34-year-old died in a fall; a body found by a stream and a worker who fell into a well bring the toll to four, according to reports.

Heaviest rainfall in

84 years

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said the city had its heaviest rainfall in 84 years, the most since 1942.

"Rainfall in Istanbul will continue for another two to three days. Do not go outside unless absolutely necessary."

— Davut Gül, governor of Istanbul

Istanbul under the rain

  • Schools closed Thursday and Friday
  • Motorcycles banned from the roads
  • More than 8,000 workers deployed
  • 46 planes unable to land

Schools closed Thursday and Friday, motorcycles were banned and more than 8,000 workers were deployed, while 46 planes could not land at the city's airports.