22.04.2025 19:00
After a landslide occurred in the Kürtün district of Gümüşhane, the Gümüşhane-Giresun highway was closed to traffic. In a statement made by the governorship regarding the landslide, it was stated, "The Gümüşhane-Giresun provincial road is closed to traffic in both directions, and there is no alternative route available. The Gümüşhane Special Administration has started work to clear the road."
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The road was closed to traffic due to soil and large and small rock fragments that broke off from the slope in the Kürtün district of Gümüşhane. A long queue of vehicles formed on the road while the moment of the landslide was captured on camera.
A landslide occurred in the Karaçukur village area, which connects the provinces of Gümüşhane and Giresun. Soil and large and small rock fragments that broke off from the slope flowed onto the road.
GÜMÜŞHANE-GİRESUN ROAD IS CLOSED
There were no injuries in the landslide, but the Gümüşhane-Giresun road was closed to two-way traffic. Upon notification, local special administration teams were dispatched to the scene. While the teams started cleaning work on the road, long vehicle queues formed as there was no alternative route.
Meanwhile, the moment of the landslide was captured by the mobile phone cameras of those nearby. The footage showed the moments when tons of large and small stones and rock fragments broke off from the slope, flowed onto the road along with the soil, and created a dust cloud.
STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
In a statement made by the Gümüşhane Governor's Office regarding the landslide, it was stated, "Due to the landslide that occurred in the Karaçukur village area of Gümüşhane/Kürtün District on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at around 16:30, the Gümüşhane-Giresun provincial road has been closed to two-way traffic, and there is no alternative route available. The Gümüşhane Special Administration has started road opening works."
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