Last minute | Sad news from the avalanche disaster in Van comes one after another! The death toll increases

Breaking news I The lifeless body of 5 people in the van, which had an avalanche, reached at 17.00 yesterday evening, while 6 people were saved as alive. It was announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the second avalanche disaster, which was assessed to be in the minibus and continued from the morning hours, was continuing to increase to 33.

21:20: Süleyman Soylu: Search studies will continue tomorrow. An evaluation will be made tomorrow. We will make a decision about whether or not search and rescue will continue. We wish our country head health. There were 67 injured in total. There are those who are discharged. Most of the injured are tissue injuries. We faced a major disaster. There are no major injuries from those who work. His tools throw machines away like paper. There are people he has crushed.

19:44: Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu explained that in the avalanche falling on the search teams today on the Van-Bahçesaray highway, 29 people died as of 19.00 and 3 people were missing according to the testimony of eyewitnesses.

18:59: MSB: Our aircraft belonging to the TSK, which will support the search and rescue efforts in the avalanche disaster, and the Gendarmerie personnel from Ankara to Van, landed in Van.

18:58: “We have dispatched many of our surgeons to the specialist doctor in Van. Our pain is great. It is our duty to be a remedy,” said Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca.

18:05: Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that 63 people from the rescue teams were rescued and transferred to the hospital in the second avalanche in the district of Bahçesaray in Van.

17:39: In the statement made by the Van Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was said that “Our province is closely followed by the Van Public Prosecutor Oğuzhan Dönmez in terms of the judicial proceedings of our citizens who lost their lives and injured as a result of an avalanche in Bahçesaray district, and 5 public prosecutors were appointed for judicial proceedings.

17:26: According to the statement made by the RSD, Taking the AFAD and Gendarmerie personnel from Ankara, the plane of the Turkish Armed Forces landed in Van.

17:17: AFAD reported that the number of people who died in the second avalanche that fell to the region between Bahçesaray and Çatak districts of Van rose to 33.

16.27: Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu moved from Van to the scene in Bahçesaray.

16:16: A last-minute statement from AFAD reported that 26 people died in the avalanche disaster. “26 people lost their lives and 53 were injured in Van. 59 search and rescue specialists from AFAD provincial directorates were dispatched to the area with 11 vehicles to intervene the incident. it is sent to the region by plane. ”

15:48: DHA correspondent said that more than 10 people were under avalanche.

15:44: While the search and rescue activities are going on in the region under harsh weather conditions, a third avalanche warning has been issued. Citizens who come to support search and rescue efforts are removed from the region, while rescue efforts are carried on without interruption.

15:30: Van Governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez said that 8 gendarmes, 3 security guards, 3 firefighters and 9 civilians died in the avalanche that fell on the search and rescue teams on the Van-Bahçesaray highway. Governor Bilmez reported that search and rescue efforts in the region are continuing.

RAW DESCRIPTION FROM AFAD

Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) Management announced that 75 people from Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK) and 10 people of AFAD search and rescue team were sent to the region by military aircraft for intervention to the second avalanche disaster in Van.

AFAD made a written statement regarding the second avalanche disaster in Van. It was stated that there was an avalanche for the second time in 24 hours between Bahçesaray and Çatak districts of Van and said, “A second avalanche was received today at 12.02 on the teams working to save our citizens who were under avalanche yesterday. The search and rescue specialist was dispatched to the area with 11 vehicles. Also, with the JAK 75 people and the AFAD search and rescue team of 10 people, 2 vehicles were sent to the region by military aircraft from Ankara. ”

In order to respond to the incident, it was informed that 153 search and rescue personnel and 17 vehicles were dispatched, including 4 people from Şırnak firefighters, and “UMKE teams were also sent to the region, while 10 mobile ministries were started to be established in the area to prevent communication from interrupting.” base station is on the way more “.

Reminding that the highway between Van Bahçesaray and Çatak fell avalanche yesterday at 17.45 yesterday, “The search and rescue teams under the coordination of AFAD Van removed 13 of our citizens, 8 of which were considered to be unavailable. AFAD Van and its coordination While the work of the Gendarmerie, UMKE, 112 Emergency Health, Highways, Metropolitan Municipality and firefighters continued, the second avalanche fell in 12.00. Some of the teams working in the area were under avalanche. ”

EXPLANATION FROM THE COMMUNICATION CHAIRMAN ALTUN

Communications President Fahrettin Altun announced that Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu was transferred to the region. “I wish God’s mercy to our citizens and martyrs who lost their lives in the avalanche disaster in Van Bahçesaray, and urgent healing to the wounded. Search and rescue efforts continue for our citizens who are under avalanche.”

The Governor of Van and Deputy Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality Mehmet Emin Bilmez said that there was an avalanche on the teams looking for 2 people in the minibus under the avalanche in Bahçesaray. Stating that two more people were assessed to be under avalanche in the region and the teams were working in this direction, Bilmez said, “During the restarted search activities this morning, an avalanche was also fell on AFAD, UMKE and other teams seeking those under the avalanche.” said.

EXPLANATION FROM THE MINISTER SOYLU

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, regarding the avalanche in the district of Bahçesaray in Van, said “More than 30 search rescuers, our citizens, our guards, our gendarmerie and UMKE were rescued and transferred to hospitals.” said.

Soylu told reporters in front of the Elazig Governorship that 5 people died in the first avalanche in Van.

Providing information about the occurrence of the incident, Soylu said, “When the driver and the crew were avalanche there, they were outside to attach a chain to their tires. They dragged the car and them. The minibuses were removed during the search. 5 were killed. Others were taken out alive and transferred to hospitals.” he spoke.

Soylu stated that they paused the search for the missing 2 persons at 01:00 at night and continued as follows:

“Search and rescue continued. An avalanche came between 12.00-12.15. Immediately intervened. More than 30 search rescuers, our citizens, our guards, our gendarmerie, our UMKE, were rescued, were transferred to hospitals. Unfortunately, our 8 gendarmes and 3 security guards We are evaluating what happened under the avalanche. I hope that the number will not increase. I am going to Van now. ”

“SEARCH RESCUEERS CAN WORK THROUGH THE RECOVERY BAR”

On the question of whether there is a danger in the area at the moment, Soylu said, “They took the van out of the first 4-5 meters under the snow where they had removed the van. It is very difficult for vehicles and tools to work there. Hopefully, Allah gives us the opportunity to take our citizens, brothers and heroes, whom we consider to be under the avalanche right now. found the assessment.

Minister Soylu “How many people are evaluated to be under the avalanche?” answered the question as follows:

“In the first place, we make an assessment of those who were taken to Çatak Hospital in Van. Also, we do not know how many people came as of the morning, as a citizen. We have knowledge as gendarmerie and UMKE but we do not have information as a citizen. There is no correct determination and evaluation. We started with the number of mornings, there are photographs of lunch, we have the numbers of our citizens. There was also the consultant of our President Gülşen (Orhan). bless you. ”

PRESIDENT OF THE PRESIDENT GÜLŞEN ORHAN RECOVERED UNDER CIG

The second avalanche was dropped while the efforts to search for 2 people who were evaluated to be located in the van, which was avalanche on the 33rd kilometer of the Van-Bahçesaray highway. It was stated that Gülşen Orhan, the former Advisor to the President of the AK Party Van, who was in Bahçesaray, and who was making investigations in the region, was rescued wounded under an avalanche. It was reported that the first intervention was made to Gülşen Orhan, who was immediately taken to Çatan State Hospital.

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN RECEIVED INFORMATION

On the other hand, the Communications Ministry said in a statement, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, phones opinion that the Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu get information on avalanche search and rescue operation was noted.

EXPLANATION FROM AFAD

“A second avalanche has fallen to the region where our teams, who are carrying out search and rescue efforts, to reach our citizens who disappeared as a result of the avalanche that took place yesterday in Van Bahçesaray,” the other teams in the region were dispatched to the scene immediately. .