The Associated Press

By The Associated Press August 17 2019 09:41 AM EDT weather.com

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/floodingistanbul.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/floodingistanbul.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/floodingistanbul.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > A man carries pipes as he wades through flood water at a tram underpass following the heavy rain in Eminonu district of Istanbul, Turkey on August 17, 2019. (Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

At a Glance One person was found dead inside a flooded underpass.

Saturday's rainstorm flooded Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar

Authorities suspended ferry services across the Bosporus and some tram services were also halted. At least one person is dead after heavy rain hit the Turkish city of Istanbul, flooding streets and basements, stranding drivers on roads and disrupting rail and ferry services.

One person was found dead inside a flooded underpass, the private DHA news agency reported.

Haberturk television said Saturday's rainstorm flooded Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar — a sprawling complex of covered alleyways lined with shops.

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The heavy downpour also flooded a pedestrian underpass lined with stalls and video footage showed merchandise floating in the almost waist-high flood waters.

Authorities suspended ferry services across the Bosporus and some tram services were also halted.

A car was dragged into a pit caused by a collapsed road but its passengers escaped without injuries, Haberturk reported.