Mehmet Emin Bilmez, governor of the eastern province of Van, said some 30 people had been pulled out from under the snow. More people are believed to be still trapped, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said earlier, without giving a number. Soylu said the conditions in the area made it difficult for rescue vehicles to operate, adding a vehicle had been pulled out from under 4-5 meters (16 feet) of snow. Rescue teams were working to rescue people trapped under an earlier avalanche that struck on Tuesday, killing five people. Eight people were rescued from that avalanche and the second snowslide occurred as teams were searching for two others.

Source: Pakistan Today February 05, 2020 12:33 UTC