9 Injured as 21 Homes Are Buried in Landslide
A landslide buried more than 21 homes in central Turkey, injuring nine people and leaving 16 missing, officials said.
Rescue crews searching for survivors dug with shovels and bare hands in Sugozu village, but rivers of brown mud still flowing down the snow-covered hills forced them to call off their efforts for the day, said Hasan Canpolat, governor of Sivas province, southeast of Ankara.
The prime minister’s office said 16 people were missing, including at least two children, and that 21 houses were completely buried by mud.
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