Avalanches kill nearly 40 in Turkey

06/02/2020

Security officers and villagers carry a victim of an avalanche near the town of Bahcesehir, in the eastern Turkey province of Van, on February 5, 2020 as some dozens of rescue workers are missing after being hit by a second avalanche while on a mission to find two people missing in a previous snow-slide that struck late on February 4. (Photo by DHA / DHA / AFP) / Turkey OUT

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At least 33 people were killed in eastern Turkey on Wednesday by a second avalanche which buried a team of rescuers searching for people hit by the first the day before. The bodies of 33 rescue workers and civilians were discovered in Van province, where they had been helping dig out a minibus buried by snow late on Tuesday. Five people aboard the vehicle were killed, taking the overall toll to 38. Eight people had been rescued alive from the first avalanche. The number of those injured was 53 in total after the second avalanche hit between Bahcesaray and Catak districts.

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