Second Avalanche in Eastern Turkey Kills Dozens of Rescuers

Second Avalanche in Eastern Turkey Kills Dozens of Rescuers
Turkish soldiers and locals try to rescue people trapped under avalanche in Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey, on Feb. 5, 2020. (Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via Reuters)
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Two avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed 38 people, most of them buried by the second downslide while working to rescue victims of the first, officials said on Feb. 5.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) said 33 people died when the second avalanche hit while they were searching for two more victims of the first snowslip, which killed five people, after rescuing eight others.