People look for their belongings on a football pitch covered with mud due to the floodwaters following heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul, on October 15, 2026. Istanbul was on October 15, 2026 battling to recover from flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, as the downpour continued. The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters. (Photo by BERK OZKAN / AFP via Getty Images)