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Üsküdar and Ümraniye coasts in Anatolian side of İstanbul inundated with water and people were seen walking and vehicles swimming through the water.
Heavy rain also significantly disrupted traffic and daily life in İstanbul.
In western province of Kocaeli, passengers in a ship witnessed a looming tornado, a rare weather incident in Turkey, but the tornado winded down as it approached to the ship.
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Most of those pictures show the roads near the sea side. Now why would the road near a seaside flood? Because the roads were made by incompetent people who could not give an inclination towards the sea so that in case of excessive rain, the water could just flow into the sea.
Yes, it rained a lot and it is still raining but Istanbul needs this rain desperately. The dams feeding Istanbul are still only 26,71 % full.
It even hailed yesterday and there was disruption in the int'l airport. I hope it rains more.