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Landslide traps bus with passengers on Sirnak–Hakkarī route, rescue teams dispatched

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A severe landslide has buried a passenger vehicle carrying approximately 40 people along the critical Sırnek-Hakkari highway in Turkey's eastern region as of March 15 at noon local time (UTC+3). Emergency response crews have been mobilized and are currently working on site to locate victims trapped under debris.

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    A landslide occurred on the Sirnak–Hakkâri highway, trapping forty passengers in a bus.
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    The incident was caused by heavy rain and snow that led to road closure due to safety concerns.
- [Note from user]

A landslide on the Sirnak–Hakkarî road trapped forty people, and rescue teams have been deployed to assist them.

— (I12.haber7.net)

Due to security concerns that led to a closure of an access route for emergency vehicles in addition to landslides blocking another section on the Sirnak–Hakkarî road, forty passengers were trapped inside their bus and could not be evacuated.

— (Karar)