Residential building collapses in Istanbul

STORY: Residential building collapses in Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the search and rescue efforts STORYLINE: A residential building collapsed in Istanbul on Sunday and seven of the nine people trapped under the rubble were rescued, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said. Gul told reporters on the scene that the three-story building in the Kucukcekmece district on the European side of the city collapsed at 8:40 a.m. local time (0540 GMT). Gul said that search and rescue teams have pulled seven people from the rubble while the operation to rescue the two individuals still trapped is ongoing. The governor noted that the rescued people had been sent to nearby hospitals, with two of them in critical condition. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear, according to Gul. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Turkey: Fire Guts Carpet Factory In Istanbul

Smoke covered the sky in Istanbul as a fire broke out at a carpet factory in Mehmet Akif district of Küçükçekmece on Friday, March 29. The cause of the fire is unknown as of writing.

1 wounded in armed attack during Istanbul mayor election campaign

STORY: 1 wounded in armed attack during Istanbul mayor election campaign SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. footage about moment of armed attack captured on security camera, assailants shooting from car in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. footage about people fleeing in panic due to armed attack in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. footages about police teams investigating the scene and taking security measures in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: A woman was injured in an armed attack on Saturday during the mayoral election campaign of Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party in Istanbul, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that shots were fired with long-barreled weapons and pistols in the Kucukcekmece district at around 4:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT). The attack took place during the election campaign of the Kucukcekmece party's mayoral candidate, Aziz Yeniay, in the Kanarya neighborhood.

2 killed, 12 injured in Istanbul torrential rains

STORY: 2 killed, 12 injured in Istanbul torrential rains DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. shots of car washed away due to severe flooding, people fleeing from flood water in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. shots of search and rescue teams evacuating people trapped in their homes by boat in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. shots of cars and houses damaged by heavy flooding in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. shots of container port inundated by flood water, containers washed away by heavy flooding in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Fierce rainstorms have lashed Türkiye's largest city Istanbul, leaving at least two dead and 12 injured, the governor's office said on Wednesday. The downpour began in the city's northern region at around 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) on Tuesday. The governor's office said a Guinean national died in the Basaksehir district, and a Turkish citizen was killed in the Kucukcekmece district. The injured were treated in hospitals. The offic