Heavy rain and flood in Urfa: 6 people stuck in the tunnel

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  • 15:04 15 March 2023
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URFA-  While the heavy rain that was effective in Urfa affected houses, workplaces and public buildings, roads, bridges and tunnels were flooded. Six people, including firefighters, were stranded at Abide Junction in Haliliye district.

Due to the heavy rain in Urfa, houses, offices and public buildings were flooded. In the city, where roads, bridges and tunnels are filled with water, people are in despair and react to the rulers. At the 150-meter-long Abide Junction, which was opened two months ago by AKP Chairperson Tayyip Erdoğan in the Haliliye district and served as a great service, the firefighters who went to rescue the vehicle in which the people were in, were also swept away by the flood waters. It is stated that 6 people, including firefighters, were trapped in the tunnel, which was filled with water to the brim. Citizens gathered around, reacting to the desperation, claimed that many vehicles and people were trapped in the tunnel.

It is stated that there are no vehicles or exits for evacuation in the tunnel, which is filled with muddy water. The intersection connects Urfa and Antep highway.

HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE DISCHARGED

On the other hand, the intensive care unit on the minus 1st floor of the 800-bed Şanlıurfa Eyyübiye Training and Research Hospital, built on agricultural land, was flooded. Patients in intensive care were transferred to hospitals in the province and in the surrounding provinces.