THE LAST MINUTE … An avalanche hit Van rescuers: 33 casualties

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Interior Minister Soylu, Vansecond in avalanche disasterHe said that his loss of life was 33.

The teams that carried out the search for two people in the minibus under the avalanche in Bahçesaray district became avalanche.

After the incident, which occurred around 12:00, the rescue work was started. More than 60 people were rescued in the studies.

Search and rescue efforts were suspended until morning.

SUPPLEMENTARY TEAMS ARE SENT

67 search and rescue specialists from AFAD provincial directorates in the region were sent to the area with 11 vehicles for intervention.

In addition, with 75 people Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK) and 10 people AFAD search and rescue team, 2 vehicles are sent to the region by military aircraft from Ankara.

A mobile base station was installed in the area to prevent communication from interrupting. 3 more mobile base stations are on their way to the region. An AFAD Mobile Coordination Center was sent to the region from Elazig. Turkish Red Crescent dispatched 350 people to the region. AFAD Izmir, Bursa and Samsun search and rescue units were put into vigilance for a possible need.

ARTIFICIAL AVALANTS WILL BE CREATED

NTV representative Nizamettin Kaplan declared that an artificial avalanche will be created in the region with an explosion.

A total of 156 search and rescue personnel and 18 vehicles, including 4 people from Şırnak Fire Brigade, were dispatched to the area to intervene. 28 ambulances and 10 Ministry of Health UMKE teams were also sent to the region. AFAD Muş Provincial Director and his team were sent to Van for the coordination of Van Provincial Disaster and Emergency Management Center, since AFAD Provincial Director was under avalanche during his mission.

MINISTER SOYLU: TOTAL NUMBER OF DUTIES 33

Regarding the avalanche disaster in Van’s Bahçesaray district, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, “We are evaluating 29 of our total numbers, both of whom have been transferred to Forensic Medicine and who have passed away.

Minister Soylu, who went to Yukari Narlica District on the route after his investigations in the avalanche area, reminded me of two avalanche disasters in Bahcesaray.

Stating that they made investigations at the scene and determined the situation, Soylu said that they decided to stop the search and rescue efforts this evening because of the avalanche risk.

Noting that a new avalanche hazard might have been assessed, Soylu said:

“Our search and rescue team, who are proficient in avalanches, and the gendarmerie search and rescue team from Bitlis and Muş have arrived. Tomorrow morning, after the general evaluation, the search will be rescued. Until now, both the Forensic Medicine and our confirmation and detection The number of people who passed away was 29. We evaluate the fact that all three people were at the scene based on their eyewitnesses. Eyewitnesses say there were 3 people and they were under the machine. ”

“29 of our children have been martyred. May Allah have mercy. Let their places be heaven.” “We have reached the Forensic Medicine Institute, which we have been able to confirm until now, because there is a lot going on, there is repetition with those who are on the road, those in hospitals. Therefore, we confirm the numbers in Forensic Medicine and also confirm the figures we have.” used the expression.

Stating that tomorrow morning, search and rescue will be determined and the necessary steps will be taken by minimizing the risks, Soylu emphasized that the teams were working in the cold weather at 25 degrees below zero last night.

Minister Soylu left the neighborhood after his statement.

PRESIDENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND AFAD PROVINCIAL MANAGER RECOVERED

It was learned that among the people who were taken out of the avalanche and hospitalized, there were also President Gülşen Orhan and Van AFAD Provincial Director Osman Uçar.

AFAD PROVINCIAL MANAGER EXPLAINED THESE MOMENTS

EXPLANATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

In the statement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the subject said, “During the ongoing search and rescue efforts, there was another avalanche incident in the region. In this avalanche incident, 30 people have been reached so far, and search and rescue efforts for those under avalanche continue.”

Following the incident, the search and rescue teams including JAK from Van, Hakkari, Şırnak, Bitlis, Siirt, Erzurum and Ankara provinces were sent to the region and continued as follows:

“In addition to the Van AFAD Provincial Director, who was under avalanche while coordinating the search and rescue activities, Muş Provincial Directorate of AFAD was dispatched to the region. Other provinces were vigilanted and kept ready for search and rescue activities. Also, AFAD Intervention Department to refer the studies carried out from Ankara. The president has been sent to the region. Information about the developments will be given. “

PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN RECEIVED INFORMATION

President Erdoğan received information from the Minister of Internal Affairs Soylu, whom he met on the phone, about the avalanche in Bahçesaray and the search and rescue efforts.

5 DEADS IN THE FIRST AVAL

On the 33th kilometer of the Van-Bahçesaray highway, an avalanche fell on a minibus at 17.00 yesterday. In the initiated works, 7 people were saved while 5 lifeless bodies were reached. Search and rescue work started again at 07.00 today.