Landslide kills five in western Azerbaijan
Five people were killed in a landslide that occured
in Azerbaijan’s western Tovuz district on Tuesday.
The house where the members of the same family lived was leveled when the landslide hit an area in the Garibli village in the morning hours, the Ministry of Emergencies said.
The dead bodies of the 46-year-old head of the family and his 43-year-old wife were recovered from the debris by local residents.
Later in the day, emergency workers managed to recover three more dead bodies – their 20 and 21-year-old daughters and their two-month-old grandchild.*
The house where the members of the same family lived was leveled when the landslide hit an area in the Garibli village in the morning hours, the Ministry of Emergencies said.
The dead bodies of the 46-year-old head of the family and his 43-year-old wife were recovered from the debris by local residents.
Later in the day, emergency workers managed to recover three more dead bodies – their 20 and 21-year-old daughters and their two-month-old grandchild.*
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