3 people lost their lives: 5 experts were appointed for the disaster in Cappadocia

At the entrance of Göreme Open Air Museum in Nevşehir's Göreme town, 3 people died and 5 people were injured when rock fragments broke off from the fairy chimney due to heavy rains at around 15.15 yesterday. The bodies of the deceased journalist Fatih Eray Tuna (31) and his accountant wife Begüm Çetinkaya Tuna (31) were handed over to their families at night to be buried in their hometown, Sakarya, after the autopsy performed at the Nevşehir State Hospital morgue. The news of the death of the couple, who got married on July 5 and were in the region for vacation, devastated their relatives and the press community.

4 WOUNDED WERE DISCHARGED

It was learned that relatives of French citizen Cynthia Francine Marie Madeleine Houpert (37), who died in the same incident, were expected to come from France to deliver her body. It was stated that 4 of the 5 injured people were discharged yesterday evening after completion of their treatment, and the condition of the last injured French national in the hospital, Nael Mgattaf (8), improved.

DEBRIS REMOVAL WORKS CONTINUE

After large rock masses spread into the environment, security measures were increased to the highest level in the region. Debris removal and landscaping works around Göreme Open Air Museum are carried out meticulously by teams.

EXPERT REPORT WILL BE PREPARED