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Rescue teams save eight people, including baby, in Sakarya floods

Gendarmerie and AFAD teams rescued eight trapped residents, including an eight-month-old baby, during flooding in Sapanca, Sakarya.

Sources: Afyon Türkeli Gazetesi, Milliyet, NTV, Adapostası Gazetesi4 sources ↓|· 1 min read
Rescue teams save eight people, including baby, in Sakarya floods
Photo: NTV

KEY POINTS

  • Heavy rain caused flooding in Sakarya
  • Gendarmerie rescued a baby using a rope teleferik system in Sapanca
  • AFAD rescued eight people, including a baby, from Fevziye Mahallesi
  • A stream overflowed and a bridge collapsed in the district
  • Rescue workers calmed frightened children during the operation

Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Sakarya, prompting search and rescue teams to evacuate residents from affected areas.

In Sapanca, gendarmerie teams reached a baby trapped by floodwaters and transferred the infant to safety using a rope teleferik system.

“The mother's embrace of her baby was a priceless feeling.”

— Murat Ergül, AFAD DAK team chief

AFAD teams also rescued eight people from a bungalow in Fevziye Mahallesi after a stream overflowed and a bridge collapsed.

The rescued group included one baby, one child, and two women, according to AFAD.

Rescue personnel calmed the children during the operation, with one official describing the mother's embrace of her baby as priceless.

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