RSOE EDIS: Turkey - Extreme Weather - 2009.12.19

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2009-12-19 16:35:31 - Extreme Weather - Turkey EDIS CODE: ST-20091219-24224-TUR Date & Time: 2009-12-19 16:35:31 [UTC] Area: Turkey, , Weastern areas, Number of death person(s): 3 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Strong wind and tornado killed on Saturday three citizens in a Western province of Turkey, injuring four other, state-run channel said. A minaret of a mosque in a norwestern province of Balıkesir fell down on Saturday on a public building of the village in because of a strong wind. Two people died when they could not run away from the collapsed roof of the public building because of the falling minaret. Also, four-meters long sustaining wall of a mosque in Istanbul collapsed because of a heavy wind. The wall toppled an electricity pylon over two cars. No injured or dead were reported. Posted:2009-12-19 16:35:31 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu