Actions

Six-story building collapses in Istanbul

Posted

A six-story building collapsed in an eastern suburb of Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city, on Wednesday.

Rescue teams have been sent to the Maltepe district, according to the Turkish Emergency and Natural Disaster Authority (AFAD).

Dramatic footage of the incident shows the building flattened to the ground, with rescue workers at the scene searching through the rubble for trapped people and survivors.

The cause of the collapse is not yet known.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

05/09/2025

Sunny

98° / 67°

0%

Saturday

05/10/2025

Mostly Sunny

102° / 66°

0%

Sunday

05/11/2025

Sunny

92° / 56°

0%

Monday

05/12/2025

Mostly Sunny

78° / 54°

0%

Tuesday

05/13/2025

Partly Cloudy

72° / 54°

6%

Wednesday

05/14/2025

Sunny

80° / 57°

0%

Thursday

05/15/2025

Mostly Sunny

86° / 61°

0%

Friday

05/16/2025

Mostly Sunny

89° / 62°

0%