Numerous lightning bolts strike Istanbul in the middle of the night. The people of the metropolis in Turkey experience a violent storm.
Istanbul – The Turkish metropolis of Istanbul was hit by a strong thunderstorm at the weekend. On the night of Sunday (September 19, 2021) numerous lightning bolts struck the city, where almost 16 million people live.
The thunderstorm came in late Saturday evening and swept over Istanbul and the Marmara region. Heavy rain and winds were the result. The state weather service of Turkey warned the population about the storm. According to the Hürriyet Daily News, the storm toppled trees and covered roofs. Since public transport was out for a short time, everyday life came to a standstill.
Severe storm in Turkey: lightning strikes Istanbul
The storm began with only light rain in the European districts of Istanbul in the far west such as Silivri, Çatalca, Büyükçekmece, Esenyurt and Çatalca – but in the course of the night it also took hold of the rest of the city.
Users shared spectacular photos of the thunderstorm in social networks. Pictures showed how powerful lightning strikes downtown Istanbul and lit the entire night sky. A video shows a lightning bolt rising to the top. If a plane had flown into the storm center, it could have crashed in the worst case, said the Turkish weather expert Adil Tek the news portal Haber7. The turbulence in the air was extremely violent, according to the meteorologist.
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Turkey: After the thunderstorm, the weather in Istanbul remains unusually warm
Damaged buildings and blown roofs were reported mainly in Gaziosmanpaşa and Kağıthane districts. The storm uprooted trees in the districts of Kartal, Ümraniye and Beykoz. Surveillance cameras captured a moment of shock. To see: A tall tree in Beykoz crashes into several cars – a passer-by in front of a supermarket can only escape the impact at the last moment.
After an initial analysis of the damage was initiated, emergency services and cleaners carried out clean-up work throughout the city. According to the Turkish weather service, no further severe storms are expected for the time being after the thunderstorm. As the temperatures are unusually high, the warmest days of the month are now in Istanbul.
In the summer, severe forest fires broke out in Turkey. During a mission in the south of the country, a fire fighting plane crashed. Numerous people were killed in the process. (tvd)
