Heavy rains flood Istanbul, shutting schools across the city

Flooding from heavy rains across Istanbul inundated streets and homes, prompting authorities to suspend in-person schooling on Thursday.

• Istanbul Governor Davut Gül suspended in-person classes at all public and private schools in the province on Thursday.
• The governor's office logged more than 1,000 emergency reports of flooding, landslides, and fallen trees.
• Authorities banned two-wheeled vehicles from Wednesday evening and deployed about 8,000 emergency workers.
• A 14-year-old boy died of an electrical shock after wading into a flooded park pond in the Balat district.
• Nearly 100mm of rain fell in parts of the city within 12 hours, according to authorities.
• Authorities recorded 1,277 floods and 15 landslides, and said more than 800 homes were affected.
• Interior Minister Mustafa Chivchi said AFAD mobilized 8,392 staff and 2,246 vehicles in Istanbul and warned the bad weather would persist.
• A man died after slipping and falling during the floods, raising the death toll to two.
• Governor Davut Gül described the rainfall as the heaviest to hit Istanbul in 84 years.
• Schools across Istanbul remained closed on Friday as the storm continued to cause flooding.