Rockfall at Tourist Site in Turkey Kills at Least 2

A rain-soaked afternoon turned deadly in one of Turkey's most-visited landscapes Thursday, Reuters reports. Authorities say a rockfall from a "fairy chimney" formation in Cappadocia struck visitors near the Goreme open-air museum, killing two people and injuring another. The AP later put the death toll at three, with at least five injured.

Nevsehir Governor Huseyin Kok said the collapse followed a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall around 3:15pm local time. Rescue crews recovered the bodies and reached the injured person, whose condition was not disclosed. The nationalities of the victims remain unknown, and search efforts at the site continued into the evening. Cappadocia, in central Turkey, draws tourists from around the world for its eroded volcanic rock formations and hot-air balloon rides, Proto Thema reports.