Watch: Vehicles in Turkey were washed away by floods after a torrential downpour
The fast-moving floods injured six people, and damaged several local businesses and vehicles.
A torrential downpour in Turkey on Sunday has wreaked complete havoc in the country’s capital. Heavy downpours caused flash floods in the Mamak district in Ankara, turbulent enough that they swept away cars and trucks from the road.
The heavy downpour was expected to last for three hours on Saturday afternoon, reported ABC. Instead it came down in just nine minutes, causing the floods.
The dramatic footage (above and below) shows vehicles being swept downstream by the fast-moving floods, and several drivers frantically trying to escape. One man in the video above could be seen clinging to the bonnet of his car for protection.
Mamak'ta gerçekleşen sel felaketi sonrası
— Türk Kızılayı Ankara (@kizilayankara) May 5, 2018
Aşocağımızda pişirilen 10.000 kişilik çorba vatandaşlarımıza ikram ediliyor, Afet Müdahale Merkezi personelleri, 2 öncü araç ve Genç Kızılay gönüllülerimizden oluşan 50 kişilik ekip ise sahada 00:00'a kadar hizmet vermeye devam edecek. pic.twitter.com/8P1ms3xGYY
Vehicles swept away as heavy rain causes flash floods in Turkey, 6 injured pic.twitter.com/eRb99dNhKM
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) May 6, 2018
According to Turkey’s Social Security Minister Julide Sarieroglu, six people were injured in the floods which damaged more than 160 vehicles and 25 businesses. She also said the government was working to assess and alleviate the damage. Mustafa Tuna, the Mayor of Ankara, meanwhile said it was “a natural disaster like never before”.
A video below shows the terrible aftermath of the floods and all the damage left behind in its wake.
