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Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkey's Cappadocia

CNA29 October 2026, 17:05 UTCTurkey

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Türkiye killed at least two people, while emergency teams continued to search for potential survivors.

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