Cappadocia's famous 'fairy chimney' collapses... 3 dead, 5 injured (overall)

(Istanbul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = IHA News Agency and A Haver Broadcasting reported on the 29th (local time) that a strange rock formation in Cappadocia, a tourist attraction in Turkye, collapsed, causing casualties.

According to the authorities, the 'Fairy Chimney' rock at the entrance to the Goreme Open Air Museum in Nevsehir Oblast, central Turkye, collapsed around 3:15 pm on this day.

Rescue teams recovered the bodies of three dead people at the scene, including two Turkic people and a foreign tourist, and transported five injured people to a nearby hospital.

In a video that was spread on social media, falling rocks rolled down into the parking lot directly below the accident site. Casualties can also be seen crushed by rocks.

The Nevsehir provincial government believes that this accident occurred due to the effects of recent heavy rain and is investigating the exact cause.

The tourist destination of Cappadociara is famous for its natural scenery with its uniquely shaped rock formations formed through a long process of erosion. In terms of administrative district, it refers to the village area such as Goreme and Uchisar.

This area is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Although it is commonly known as a limestone area, it is actually made of tuff formed by dust settling from a volcanic eruption. This lipid is not hard and has the characteristic of being easily chipped. Several cave cathedrals and the underground city of Derinkuyu, built by early Christians who came to the area to escape persecution from the Roman Empire, remain.