Two Dead in Rock Spire Collapse at Tourist Site in Turkey's Cappadocia
Heavy rain likely caused the collapse, and rescue teams searched the rubble as officials said two people were killed and five injured.
- A volcanic rock formation collapsed at the Göreme Open Air Museum in Cappadocia, Turkey, on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring one, an official said.
- Governor Huseyin Kok stated that recent heavy rains likely caused the collapse, which occurred on the Republic Day holiday when the area was crowded with visitors.
- This UNESCO World Heritage-listed site is one of Turkey's most visited tourism locations, known for its distinctive "fairy chimneys" rock formations and ancient underground cities.
- Ambulances and rescue teams deployed to the area are conducting search and rescue operations, looking for other people who may remain trapped under the debris.
- There is no immediate information on the nationalities of those killed, as rescue teams continue searching at the popular tourism destination in central Turkey.
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In Turkey it has been raining violently for days. A rock fall in the tourist hotspot Cappadocia is said to have been triggered by the water masses. At least three people died, others were injured.
BRIEF: Two people died and five others were injured in a rock fall in Cappadocia, Turkey, the local governor's office said. The landslide occurred near the Göreme open-air museum on Thursday and was caused by heavy rains in the area. The historic region is famous for its unusually shaped rock formations, nicknamed fairy chimneys, which were created by ancient volcanic activity. It was from this formation that the rock was said to have come loose…
Intense rains caused the collapse of a rock formation in Göreme, local and rescue authorities reported.
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