Heavy Rain Floods Streets and Homes in Kocaeli
Orange-coded downpour turns roads into rivers, inundates buildings in Başiskele district.
KEY POINTS
- Orange-coded heavy rain warning issued for Kocaeli
- Streets flooded, vehicles stranded in high water
- Streams overflowed in Başiskele district
- Homes and workplaces inundated, transport disrupted
- Rain continued into early hours of October 15
An orange-coded meteorological warning was in effect for Kocaeli as heavy rain intensified overnight on October 14. Streets and avenues across the city filled with water, making driving difficult and turning some roads into fast-flowing streams. Footage captured by residents showed water levels rising rapidly in several neighborhoods.
In the Başiskele district, streams overflowed their banks, flooding homes and workplaces and disrupting transportation. The sahil (coastal) section along with Yeşilyurt and Seymen neighborhoods were specifically affected by the rising waters. Rain continued across the province into the early hours of October 15.
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