2009 Zigana avalanche

Natural disaster in Turkey Turkey 200 center Cross.svg 6 Mt. Zigana, Gümüşhane bottom 40 38 56.4 N 039 23 34.08 E Mt. Zigana in relation to Turkey 2009 01 25 11:15 EET (09:15 UTC) Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey 11 1 The 2009 Zigana avalanche was an avalanche that occurred on 25 January at around 11:15 local time (09:15 UTC) on Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province in north-eastern Turkey. It struck a group of 17 hikers at a height of 2200 m ft on near the site of a small ski resort. The snow mass dragged the hikers about 1000 m ft on into a valley.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/25/turkey.avalanche/index.html?iref=topnews Avalanche kills 10 at Turkish ski resort CNN 2009-01-25 January 25, 2009 Ten people were killed, one person was rescued with injuries and another one died in hospital while five others survived without injuries.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10853072.asp Hürriyet Daily News Zigana avalanche kills 11 mountain trekkers February 18, 2009 Teams from civilian defense and other public administrations rushed to the scene for the rescue of the victims from a sports club in Trabzon after local gendarmerie was notified of the incident. Also a team of AKUT, a voluntary disaster search and rescue organization, travelled from Trabzon to the location, to assess the situation and to offer any help and assistance necessary. Nasuh Mahruki, the first Turkish Mount Everest summiteer and the head of AKUT, said that "the accident was a walking group accident, not a mountain climbing accident. It is apparent that they hit the road without an avalanche test. It is very difficult for 16 to 17 people to remain under an avalanche." See also Zigana Pass References Ten climbers killed in avalanche at Turkish ski resort 40 38 56.4 N 39 23 34.08 E title type:event_region:TR Zing Category:2009 natural disasters Category:History of Gümüşhane Province Category:January 2009 in Turkey Category:Avalanches in Asia Category:Natural disasters in Turkey Category:2009 disasters in Turkey