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Istanbul floods close schools
Heavy rain floods Istanbul, closing schools and urging residents to stay home.
In brief
Heavy rain floods Istanbul, closing schools and urging residents to stay home. Istanbul schools closed for a day after heavy rain caused flooding across the city. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Istanbul floods
Heavy rain caused flooding across Istanbul, closing schools and placing public sector workers on leave.
Residents urged to stay home
The governor advised residents to stay home unless travel was absolutely necessary and for basement dwellers to find alternative shelter.
Schools closed for a day
Education suspended for Thursday with state employees with disabilities and mothers with young children placed on leave.
The takeaway
Istanbul schools closed for a day after heavy rain caused flooding across the city.
