Two people die and one is injured after a volcanic “fairy chimney” rock formation collapses in Turkey’s Cappadocia tourist region following heavy rainfall, according to local officials. The incident occurs near the Goreme open-air museum, where rocks break away during a landslide.
Local governor Hüseyin Kok says the landslide happens at about 3:15 p.m. local time, and rescue teams recover two bodies and take one injured person to hospital. Multiple outlets describe the collapsed feature as part of Cappadocia’s volcanic landscape known for fairy chimneys.
Coverage largely tracks the same basic timeline and official account, though outlets vary in how they name the formation (fairy chimney versus rock spire) and in how much detail they add about the circumstances and response. Some reports emphasize the tourist-site setting and background on the geological formation, while others provide a shorter summary focused on fatalities and the collapse.
