Two residential buildings collapsed in Istanbul

Houses collapsed in Istanbul/Collage 24 Channel

В In Istanbul, two residential buildings collapsed one after another. The reason for this was work on the construction of the metro.

The incident occurred in a working-class area of ​​Istanbul province. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, because local authorities managed to react and promptly evacuate the residents of the houses.

The houses collapsed due to work in the metro

In Umran, construction work was carried out in the metro when the ground collapsed near one of the residential buildings. Rescuers quickly arrived at the scene of the incident and quickly evacuated the residents of two houses.

Also, a fence was installed in the area near the collapse site, and people were taken out of the perimeter.

After the ground collapsed, deep cracks began to appear on the house, and subsequently a 3-story the building began to lean. A few minutes later the apartment building collapsed. After that, another house collapsed, but this time it was a 2-story house.

A residential building collapsed in Turkey: watch the video

As stated by local authorities, this was due to construction work in the Umraniye metro station. All workers working underground were also evacuated.

After a few seconds, the residential building turned into ruins: watch the video

It is worth noting that the residents of the 3-story building were evacuated several months ago, when repair work had just started. Residents of another house were escorted out when a collapse was noticed on the ground.

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