EDIS Number: FF-20140721-44615-TUR
Date / time: 21/07/2014 10:47:35 [UTC]
Event: Flash Flood
Area: Asia
Country: Turkey
State/County: Province of Mugla
Location: [Saklikent Canyon, Fethiye mountains]
Number of Deads: 1 person(s)
Number of Injured: 10 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: 50 person(s)
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: N/A
Description:
A group of 46 tourists was hit by a mudslide in the Saklikent Canyon (Mugla Province, Turkey) as a result of heavy rains in Fethiye mountains. One tourist died and 10 more were injured, ITAR-TASS reports. The group was blocked. The mudslide is above human height in some areas. The rescue operation took two hours. The group was saved and given medical aid. The survivors have returned to hotels.
