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Landslide near construction site prompts evacuation of three İzmir buildings
A landslide struck an excavation site in İzmir’s Bayraklı district, near a construction project.
AFAD, firefighters and police went to the site after it was reported.
Authorities evacuated three nearby two-storey buildings as a precaution, and 14 residents left their homes.
No one was reported killed, but residents said they had to leave belongings behind and were unsure where to stay.
One resident suggested rain may have contributed, but the cause has not been confirmed.
Officials have started arranging guesthouse stays for people who request them, while the area remains cordoned off and inspections continue.
A ground slip at a construction site in İzmir led to the evacuation of three nearby buildings as a precaution.
The buildings were two storeys each and stood above the excavation site in Alpaslan Mahallesi.
Fourteen residents were evacuated, and no deaths were reported.
AFAD, firefighters and police responded, and the area was cordoned off while inspections continued.
Officials began arranging guesthouse accommodation for residents who requested it.
- Who
- Fourteen residents of three nearby buildings were evacuated.
- What
- A ground slip at an excavation site prompted the precautionary evacuation.
- When
- Not stated. The reports were published on November 1 and 2, 2026.
- Where
- 1620/5 Street in Alpaslan Mahallesi, Bayraklı district, İzmir.
- Why
- The buildings were evacuated because of the risk from the ground slip.
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Residents heard sounds from the building’s foundations, according to Mehmet Nuri Hasanoğlu.
AFAD, firefighters and police were sent to the site.
Residents of three nearby buildings were told to leave as a precaution, and 14 people were evacuated.
Arrangements began to place residents who requested it in a guesthouse.
- Location
- 1620/5 Street, Alpaslan Mahallesi, Bayraklı, İzmir
- Buildings evacuated
- 3 two-storey buildings
- Residents evacuated
- 14
- Responding agencies
- AFAD, firefighters and police
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse arrangements began for residents who requested them
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What people are saying
Three times during the day we heard the same sound. There was a sound of a collapse, but we could not see what it was.
I had to leave my home. I am suffering; my child has school in the morning, and our exams are starting.