Rockslide at Cappadocia museum entrance kills and injures people
Göreme landslide killed people in Türkiye on October 29 (photo: x.com/YeniBakis35)
Two people have been killed and another injured after a fairy chimney collapsed in Cappadocia near the Göreme Open-Air Museum, according to Nevşehir Governor Hüseyin Kök, cited by Hurriyet.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the scene. Rescuers recovered the bodies of two people following a landslide and rock collapse.
Rescuers promptly took an injured person to a hospital for medical treatment.
Video footage capturing the moment the famous natural landmark collapsed has emerged online.
Cliff collapses in #Türkiye's tourist hotspot #Cappadocia, burying people under rubble
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) October 29, 2026
Boulders fell near the entrance to the #Göreme Open-Air Museum. At least two people have been confirmed dead, and another person has been hospitalized.
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The released footage shows a thick cloud of dust instantly engulfing the surrounding area after the rocks fell.
As previously reported, similar tragedies have occurred elsewhere.
In particular, two passenger trains collided near Bedford in the United Kingdom.
One person was killed in the crash, while another 89 passengers sustained injuries of varying severity, forcing police to officially declare a state of emergency.
A similar tragedy also shook Spain, where two high-speed trains were reported to have collided head-on in the province of Toledo.
According to official data from the emergency services of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, at least 39 people were killed in the crash, and rail traffic toward Andalusia had to be completely suspended.
