Two Dead in Rock Spire Collapse at Tourist Site in Turkey's Cappadocia
Officials said heavy rainfall likely triggered the collapse, and rescue teams continued searching the rubble after the area was closed to the public.
- 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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Intense rains caused the collapse of a rock formation in Göreme, local and rescue authorities reported.
Heavy rains have triggered landslides and rockfalls in the Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage site in Turkey, resulting in at least two deaths and five injuries. Authorities are urgently searching for those who may be trapped under the rubble.
Fairy chimney rockfall kills two at Turkey’s Cappadocia tourist attraction after heavy rain - Regional Media News
ANKARA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and one other injured when rocks from a fairy chimney, a volcanic geological formation, fell after heavy rainfall in the popular Turkish resort of Cappadocia on Thursday, the local governor said. A landslide occurred due to [...]
Two people died in the Turkish tourist region of Cappadocia on Thursday due to a landslide.
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