Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul

Roads collapse and hospitals take in water as floods swamp Turkiye’s largest city, shutting schools and halting traffic.

Vehicles are stranded on a partially flooded highway during heavy rains in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 [Egecan Ozguner/AP]

A teenage boy has died after torrential rain battered Istanbul, flooding hundreds of homes, causing roads to cave in and bringing traffic to a near standstill in Turkiye’s largest city.

Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed a surveillance camera capturing the moment the 14-year-old boy was electrocuted in the Balat area of Istanbul’s Fatih district, after stepping into a puddle during heavy rain.

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The footage showed the boy walking through puddles at the entrance of a car park before suddenly collapsing to the ground.

The Istanbul governor’s office said the boy was taken to hospital unconscious, but he died despite rescue attempts, noting that an investigation into the incident had been opened.

Istanbul Governor Davut Gul urged residents to stay at home on Thursday unless travel was necessary. He called on people living in basement flats to spend the night on higher floors and to avoid creek beds, underpasses and other flood-prone areas.

The governor’s office suspended classes across the city for Thursday and banned motorcycles from the roads, the Associated Press reported. State employees with disabilities and mothers with young children were placed on leave.

The motorcycle ban took effect at 9pm on Wednesday and would stay in place until further notice.

Turkiye’s Interior Ministry warned of sudden flooding in several provinces on Wednesday and Thursday.

About 8,000 personnel, along with 2,000 vehicles and construction machines, were deployed across the city, home to about 16 million people, Turkish outlet Daily Sabah reported.

The rain began on Tuesday evening after warnings from Turkiye’s weather service.

Water filled roads and underpasses, leaving vehicles stranded in several districts, including Esenyurt and Sultangazi.

Water also poured into homes, shops and basements.

Emergency services received more than 2,500 reports of weather-related incidents, Daily Sabah reported.

Authorities recorded 1,277 floods and 15 landslides, and 47 people were stranded. More than 800 homes, 280 businesses and 76 vehicles were affected.

Sections of road collapsed in the Eyupsultan and Gaziosmanpasa districts, the Turkiye Today news website reported.

Local media reported that passersby rescued a woman after floodwaters swept her along in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district.

Several neighbourhoods were affected, with roads submerged, vehicles stranded and homes and businesses inundated. Floodwater also reached two hospitals and poured through the ceiling of the Haciosman metro station. In Sultangazi, a primary school’s retaining wall collapsed while students were inside their classrooms.

No injuries were reported among students.

The heaviest rain fell in the Omerli area of Beykoz, on Istanbul’s Asian side, where nearly 194mm (7.6 inches) was recorded, according to Daily Sabah. Acting Istanbul Mayor Nuri Aslan said parts of the city received nearly 100mm (3.9 inches) in 12 hours.

Traffic density reached about 90 percent during the evening rush hour, and flights were operating normally, the newspaper said.

洪水淹没土耳其最大的城市，道路坍塌，医院进水，学校停课，交通中断。

2026年10月14日星期三，土耳其伊斯坦布尔遭遇暴雨，部分高速公路被洪水淹没，车辆被困。[Egecan Ozguner/AP]

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视频显示，这名男孩走过停车场入口处的水坑，然后突然倒在地上。

伊斯坦布尔省长办公室表示，这名男孩被送往医院时已失去知觉，但尽管进行了抢救，他还是不幸身亡。该办公室还指出，已对这起事件展开调查。

伊斯坦布尔省长达武特·居尔周四敦促居民除非必要出行，否则待在家中。他呼吁居住在地下室的居民当晚到楼上过夜，并避开河床、地下通道和其他易涝地区。

据美联社报道，州长办公室宣布周四全市停课，并禁止摩托车上路。残疾州政府雇员和有幼儿的母亲被安排休假。

摩托车禁令于周三晚上9点生效，并将持续有效直至另行通知。

土耳其内政部警告称，周三和周四多个省份可能发生突发洪水。

据土耳其媒体《每日晨报》报道，约有 8000 名工作人员以及 2000 辆车辆和工程机械被部署到这座拥有约 1600 万人口的城市各处。

土耳其气象部门发布预警后，周二晚间开始下雨。

道路和地下通道被水淹没，导致包括埃森尤尔特和苏丹加齐在内的多个地区的车辆被困。

水也涌入了房屋、商店和地下室。

据《每日晨报》报道，紧急服务部门收到了超过2500起与天气有关的事件报告。

当局记录到1277起洪水和15起山体滑坡，47人被困。超过800户民宅、280家商户和76辆汽车受到影响。

据土耳其今日新闻网站报道，埃于普苏丹区和加济奥斯曼帕夏区的部分路段发生坍塌。

据当地媒体报道，在伊斯坦布尔埃森尤尔特区，一名女子被洪水冲走后，被路人救起。

洪水影响了多个社区，道路被淹，车辆被困，房屋和商铺被淹。洪水还涌入两家医院，并从哈西奥斯曼地铁站的天花板倾泻而下。在苏丹加济，一所小学的挡土墙在学生们还在教室里时坍塌。

学生中无人受伤。

据《每日晨报》报道，伊斯坦布尔亚洲一侧的贝伊科兹区奥梅尔利地区降雨量最大，接近194毫米（7.6英寸）。伊斯坦布尔代理市长努里·阿斯兰表示，该市部分地区在12小时内降雨量接近100毫米（3.9英寸）。

该报称，晚高峰时段交通密度达到约 90%，航班运行正常。