Two Dead After Fairy Chimney Collapses in Cappadocia

Two people have died and one has been injured after a fairy chimney collapsed near the entrance to the Göreme Open-Air Museum in Nevşehir, Cappadocia.

According to initial reports, the rock formation collapsed following a landslide. Emergency and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene and began search and rescue operations.

Nevşehir Governor Hüseyin Kök confirmed that two people had died and that an injured person had been taken to hospital for treatment.

“We have recovered the bodies of two people following a rockfall caused by a landslide. One injured person has been taken to hospital and is receiving treatment,” Governor Kök said.

Search and rescue operations were continuing at the scene.