伊斯坦布尔省长表示，伊斯坦布尔遭遇84年来最强降雨，导致严重洪水，造成两人死亡，BBC土耳其台报道。
Two people have died after severe flooding caused by what the governor of Istanbul said was the heaviest rainfall in 84 years, BBC Turkish has reported.
一名14岁男孩在踩到水坑时触电身亡；一名34岁男子试图过马路时滑倒摔倒，头部撞到路面。市副市长称，近600人因被困获救，部分城区汽车被水淹没。
A14-year-old boy died after he was electrocuted when he stepped in a puddle, while a 34-year-old man attempting to cross the road slipped and fell, hitting his head on the pavement. Nearly 600 people have been rescued after becoming stranded, the city's deputy mayor said, with cars submerged in water in some districts.
伊斯坦布尔省长达武特·居尔呼吁居民除非万不得已，否则不要离开家中。市政府正在调查该少年触电身亡的原因。
Residents have been told by Istanbul Governor Davut Gül to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary. The city's governorship is investigating the death of the teenaged boy who was electrocuted.
据内政部长称，伊斯坦布尔部分地区降雨量相当于年均降雨量的七分之一。学校被要求在周四和周五停课，因预计降雨将持续。
Some areas of Istanbul have seen rainfall equivalent to one seventh of the annual average, according to the interior minister. Schools were ordered to close on Thursday and Friday, as the rain is expected to continue.
伊斯坦布尔市副市长努里·阿斯兰表示，595名被困人员已被转移至安全区域，同时超过8000名工作人员正在应对洪水。
Nuri Aslan, deputy mayor of the city, said 595 people had been evacuated to safe areas after becoming trapped, while more than 8,000 workers were responding to the flooding.
他写道：“我敦促全体市民警惕预计的强降雨和暴风雨，尤其是夜间时段。”他还建议市民使用公共交通而非私家车，并将城市地铁运营时间延长至当地时间凌晨02:00。
"I urge all our citizens to remain vigilant against the expected heavy rain and storm, particularly during nighttime hours," he wrote on He told people to use public transport instead of private vehicles, with the city's metro hours expanded to 02:00 local time.
BBC土耳其台称，洪水还影响了航空交通，伊斯坦布尔机场有46架飞机无法降落。
The flooding also impacted air travel, with 46 planes unable to land at airports in Istanbul, BBC Turkish said.
在萨里耶尔区，一处购物中心的停车场被洪水淹没，多辆汽车被水浸没。当地媒体称，其他地区部分道路路段塌陷，且有河流决堤。
A car park in a shopping centre was flooded in the Sariyer district, with multiple vehicles submerged. Sections of roads in other areas collapsed, according to local media, and a river has burst its banks.
伊斯坦布尔都市圈人口超过1600万。内政部也警告称，多个省份可能发生突发洪水。
More than 16 million people live in the broader Istanbul metropolitan area. The interior ministry has also warned of sudden flooding in several provinces.
作为回应，土耳其媒体报道称，残疾员工、孕妇和退伍军人将在周四获得行政假期，除非他们从事健康、安全和雨水排水领域的工作。在公共部门工作且有八岁以下子女的女性也将获得假期。
In response, employees who are disabled, pregnant or veterans will be granted administrative leave on Thursday, unless they work in health, safety, and rainwater drainage fields, Turkish media reported. Women working in the public sector who have children under the age of eight will also be granted leave.