The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) issued orange and yellow meteorological alerts for 13 and 22 provinces respectively, based on the latest information from the General Directorate of Meteorology.
The provinces under orange alert include Samsun, Sinop and Ordu, while those under yellow alert include Ankara, Istanbul and Konya. AFAD is coordinating its efforts regarding these alerts with all relevant institutions and organizations within the framework of the Türkiye Disaster Response Plan (TAMP).
To ensure coordination in the alerted provinces, AFAD assigned officials at the department head level. In the region, 18,705 personnel and 8,696 vehicles are on duty around the clock. So far, 514 calls have been received and all have been responded to by the relevant teams.
AFAD expressed its concern for citizens affected by adverse weather and urged everyone to follow weather updates and warnings and to comply with the measures taken.