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Istanbul floods: heaviest rain since 1985 halts the city
Flash floods swept across Istanbul as torrential rain paralysed a city of millions; Al Jazeera reports the heaviest downpour in four decades.
On air: Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Best of BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Istanbul in chaos, shut down by heaviest rainfall since 1985”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:59 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Istanbul.
- BBN covered this story before: Istanbul floods, Black Sea ship fire, Kyiv blackout (October 14).
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWelcome back. In Istanbul this morning, the heaviest rainfall since nineteen eighty-five has triggered flash floods and brought daily life for millions to a halt.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the Singapore ship story is the wet one, and this is the other wet one?
The story so far
- Barcelona's Istanbul Lineup: Flick Rings the Changes · Yahoo Sports
- Lamar Jackson may return Sunday; Barcelona rally in Istanbul · ESPN
- Istanbul floods, Black Sea ship fire, Kyiv blackout · Al Jazeera
- Istanbul floods: heaviest rain since 1985 halts the city (this story)
- Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 2 deaths · AP News
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