Izmir Submerged: Torrential Rain Paralyses Turkish City

The metropolitan area of İzmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, is periodically gripped by episodes of torrential heavy rain that swiftly overwhelm its urban landscape, culminating in destructive and widespread flooding. These extreme weather events are becoming an increasingly concerning feature of the region's climate profile, often characterized by short-burst, intense precipitation that delivers an enormous volume of water in a matter of hours. The speed and ferocity of the downpours turn major thoroughfares into raging rivers, catching residents and city infrastructure off guard and resulting in significant disruption to daily life across large districts of the Aegean coastal city.