In some places the water reached a metre (3 ft) in height, cutting access to Istanbul's main airport and the highway running to Bulgaria and Greece.[8] According to state-run news agency Anatolia News, one building collapsed, although there were no reported casualties.[2] Police were deployed to prevent looting from abandoned shops and factories, although the press has recorded instances of looting from vehicles.[8] In north-west Turkey two bridges on the Bahçeköy–Saray highway were also destroyed by floods at the same time.[3] More than 200 cars have been washed into the Marmara Sea and dozens of trucks damaged.[4]