ISTANBUL: An avalanche in eastern Turkey killed at least 21 people, including military police and civilians who were working to rescue victims of an earlier snowslide, the local governor said on Wednesday. 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 metres (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.--Reuters

Source: New Strait Times February 05, 2020 12:45 UTC