Floods İstanbul Turkey October 2009 İstanbul Sel

Flooding İstanbul Turkey October 2009
Istanbul. The pouring rains and floods in Istanbul and Eastern Turkey are the front-burned topic in today’s headlines in Turkish press.
Hurriyet newspaper writes that the rain that have seized the region of the Sea of Marmara and claimed so many victims will reach other parts of the country over the next days. Meteorologists warn that more rain storms are expected for the next days and advised people to take measures against possible floods.
Milliyet daily focuses on the reasons for the severe consequences of the flood and writes that the illegal and improper construction along the valley of the overflowing Ayamama River has started during the office of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as mayor of Istanbul. At that time, the town map of Istanbul has been changed.
Radikal daily published an article titled “Turkey to face disaster today”, writing there is a risk of natural disaster in Istanbul and several other regions in the Western part of the country.
Zaman newspaper comments that the truth about the damage emerges on the surface after the water goes out. The reconstruction of the valley of the overflowed Ayamama River was part of the project for construction of an Olympic route, which has not been realized. The construction of the roads, planned on the river valley, delay the construction of secured dams. Another reason for the floods is the small diameter of the sewerage pipes, which hampers the water draining, the newspaper remarks.