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After heavy rains flood Izmir's Foca, AFAD searches for missing resident

23 October 2025 23:50 (UTC +04:00)

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) deployed 666 personnel and 277 vehicles to respond to severe flooding that struck Izmir's Foca district on Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching for a 70-year-old man swept away by floodwaters, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.

AFAD Head Ali Hamza Pehlivan said search and rescue operations remained ongoing in Yeni Foca's Bucak district, where the man's vehicle was swept into a stream during the flooding.

"We have not yet reached our citizen," Pehlivan said, noting that divers from AFAD, police, gendarmerie and coast guard units continued searching using coastal search methods.

"The emergency response came after approximately 144 kilograms of rain fell per square meter within 1.5 hours on Thursday afternoon in Foca," according to Pehlivan.

The 112 Emergency Call Center received 207 emergency reports related to flooding, water inundation and people trapped in vehicles or buildings.