Akyazı

Akyazı is a town and district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Hasan Akcan (AK PARTI).

Akyazı
Akyazı
Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 30°37′31″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSakarya
Government
  MayorHasan Akcan (AK PARTİ)
  KaymakamKamuran Mustafa BALLI
Area
  District616.63 km2 (238.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
42,571
  District
84,022
  District density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Post code
54400
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.akyazi.bel.tr

Electrocution incident

On 23 June 2017, five people died of electrocution after a swimming pool at a water park in Akyazı became electrified. Three children aged 12, 15 and 17[3] were the first to be electrocuted. The park's manager Mehmet Kaya, 58, and his son Kadir Kaya, 30,[4] dived in to save them but were also seriously injured.[5] The five victims died in hospital; another person was seriously injured during the incident and was taken to hospital.[6][7]

Notable people

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2017-06-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  4. "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. "Five people dead in mass electrocution at water park in Turkey". The Independent. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  6. "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2017-06-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.


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