Avalanche in eastern Turkey wipes out rescue team, burying alive 26 personnel and raising overall death toll from twin avalanches to 31, officials say
Search and rescue works continue in Bahcesaray district of Turkey's eastern Van province on February 05, 2020.
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said 26 rescuers were killed while others were still buried under the snow, raising the death toll from twin disasters to at least 31. The region's governor said the snow-clearing vehicle's operator and six people inside the minibus survived. Defence Ministry says an aircraft belonging to Turkish Armed Forces, and 75 rescue workers from AFAD and Gendarmerie personnel and necessary equipment were deployed from Ankara to Van.
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