2020 Van avalanches

When

4 Feb 2020 – 5 Feb 2020

Kind

Event

Coordinates

38.13° N, 42.81° E

Description

2020 Van avalanches: two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray, killing at least 41 people.

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2020 Van avalanches: two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray, killing at least 41 people

Two successive avalanches in Van Province, 2020

In February 2020, two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray in Turkey's eastern Van Province. The first, on 4 February, buried two vehicles, leading to a rescue operation involving around 350 people. The second, on 5 February, occurred while this operation was ongoing. At least 41 people were killed in the two avalanches, with 84 others being injured, six seriously.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Van çığ faciası: Van, Bahçesaray'da çığ altında kalan vatandaşları kurtarmaya giden askerler ve kurtarma ekipleri de üzerlerine düşen çığın altında kaldı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “4 et 5 février : avalanches meurtrières dans la province de Van provoquant”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “وفاة 41 شخصًا وإصابة 84 آخرين في انهيارين ثلجيين متتاليين شرق مقاطعة وان في تركيا”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page