Three killed in house collapse in Turkey’s southeast

Three killed in house collapse in Turkey’s southeast

SİİRT – Doğan News Agency
Three killed in house collapse in Turkey’s southeast

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Three people were killed on early Feb. 14 when a two-story house collapsed in a village in the southeastern province of Siirt.

The building, which housed 10 people from the same family, collapsed on early Feb. 14 for an unknown reason in Siirt’s Ekmekçiler village.

Zeki Güneş, Ayten Güneş and 10-year-old Nergiz Güneş died in the collapse, while Hayati Güneş and one other unidentified person inside the house were injured.

Ambulances and teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) were deployed to the scene after the collapse. The wounded were transferred to Siirt State Hospital.

The AFAD team was continuing to work at the scene.