Carnage in Kuzguncuk

This afternoon, in downtown Kuzguncuk, a rustic sea-side district of Istanbul, an abandoned building collapsed into the street sending an avalanche of scaffolding, brick and debris directly over traffic and pedestrian walkways. The collapse damaged and/or destroyed a number of vehicles including unoccupied cars parked on both sides of the street. Traffic had to be re-routed as the town's main street had been completely blockaded by the collapse. The number of injuried stray cats is not known at this time, though fortunately no casualties were reported.