ClickOnDetroit · October 14, 2026

Istanbul Governor's Office Suspends School for Thursday After Flooding Across the City on Wednesday

• Heavy rain caused flooding across Istanbul on Wednesday, and the governor's office suspended education for one day on Thursday, placed state employees with disabilities and mothers with young children on leave, and advised residents to stay home unless travel was necessary, according to the Associated Press report.
• Media reports said homes and businesses were flooded and roads and underpasses were inundated, and that there were no reports of serious injuries, according to the report.
• Motorcycles were barred from traffic, according to the report.

Measures attributed to the Istanbul governor's office, as reported by the Associated Press; flooding details via media reports cited in the original report. Original headline: "Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools".