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Cappadocia is a tuff rock region formed by volcanic eruptions and has geological characteristics that make it vulnerable to erosion. It is a tourist destination designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(Istanbul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = IHA news agency reported on the 29th (local time) that a strange rock formation in Cappadocia, a tourist attraction in Turkye, collapsed, causing casualties.
This afternoon, the 'Fairy Chimney' rock at the entrance to the Goreme Open Air Museum in Nevsehir Oblast, central Turkye, collapsed.
The rescue team transported three injured people from the scene to the hospital, and it is reported that the search operation is continuing as there is a high possibility that there are dead people under the rock.
This tourist destination, widely known as Cappadocia, is famous for its natural scenery filled with strangely shaped rocks 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.

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