Heavy Rain and Flooding Kill at Least Three in Istanbul

Torrential rain triggers severe flooding across Turkey's largest city, killing three people and forcing school closures.

4 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 22d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 14 Oct 2026. ABC News published first, on 14 October at 19:49 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 5h 40m later. The most recent article, from Sky News, appeared on 16 October at 17:21 UTC.

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14 Oct, 19:49ABC News Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools
15 Oct, 01:29Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Istanbul in chaos, shut down by heaviest rainfall since 1985
15 Oct, 03:12Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul
15 Oct, 07:31ABC News Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 2 deaths
15 Oct, 10:05BBC Science Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says
15 Oct, 10:46Sky News Three dead as heavy rainfall and floods hit Istanbul
15 Oct, 21:15Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Several people dead or missing after Istanbul floods
16 Oct, 11:33ABC News Istanbul's worst floods in 80 years leave 4 dead
16 Oct, 17:21Sky News Four dead as Istanbul suffers worst floods in 80 years

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