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2009 Zigana avalanche

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image	{{Location map	Turkey	width=200	float=center	caption=
mark	Cross.svg	marksize=6	label=Mt. Zigana, Gümüşhane	position=bottom	lat_deg=40	lat_min=38	lat_sec=56.4	lat_dir=N	lon_deg=039	lon_min=23	lon_sec=34.08	lon_dir=E }}
caption	Mt. Zigana in relation to Turkey
date
time	11:15 EET (09:15 UTC)
place	Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey
casualties1	11 dead
casualties2	1 injured

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 near the site of a small ski resort. The snow mass dragged the hikers about 1000 m into a valley. Ten people were killed, one person was rescued with injuries and another one died in hospital while five others survived without injuries.

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 summiter 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."

References

(January 25, 2009). "Avalanche kills 10 at Turkish ski resort". [[CNN]].
"Zigana avalanche kills 11 mountain trekkers". Hürriyet Daily News.

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