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  "id": 17078086,
  "title": "Fairy chimney rockfall kills two at Turkey's Cappadocia tourist attraction after heavy rain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/fairy-chimney-rockfall-kills-two-at-turkeys-cappadocia-tourist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/fairy-chimney-rockfall-kills-two-turkeys-cappadocia-tourist-attraction-after"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall caused a rock spire to collapse in the Goreme area of Turkey's Cappadocia region on Thursday. The incident occurred at 3:15 p.m. local time near an open-air museum. According to Nevsehir Governor Huseyin Kok, rock fragments broke away from a fairy chimney, a volcanic geological formation, and fell onto people.\n\nThe collapse resulted in at least two deaths. Al-Monitor reports that one person was injured, while Free Malaysia Today stated that, according to initial findings from Justice Minister Akin Gurlek, two people were killed and five others were injured. Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud noise as the spire fell near an open car parking lot.\n\nSearch and rescue teams have been conducting intensive operations at the site to locate any victims trapped under the debris. Following the collapse, the area was reportedly closed to the public.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkiye's Cappadocia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/two-dead-in-rock-spire-collapse-at-tourist-site-in-turkiyes-cappadocia",
        "published": "2026-10-29T14:06:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "2 dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkey’s Cappadocia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/2-dead-in-rock-spire-collapse-at-tourist-site-in-turkeys-cappadocia",
        "published": "2026-10-29T14:55:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Three killed as rock spire collapses in Turkiye's tourist hotspot Cappadocia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/three-killed-as-rock-spire-collapses-in-turkiyes-tourist-hotspot",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:44:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkey's Cappadocia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/two-dead-in-rock-spire-collapse-at-tourist-site-in-turkeys-cappadocia-17095669",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:05:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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