World · Middle East · 7 hrs ago
Snow strands about 30 vehicles in Sivas district
Heavy snow stranded about 30 vehicles near Karayakup village in Gölova, in Turkey’s Sivas province.
Drivers were caught unprepared as snow began falling in the province’s higher areas after temperatures dropped.
Highway crews cleared and salted the road, then reopened it and freed the vehicles.
In the Tozanlı area of Hafik district, snow also disrupted travel on some village roads.
Provincial road crews reopened those routes after working to clear the snow.
Snow covered high-altitude villages in Gürün and Akıncılar as well, showing how winter weather disrupted travel across parts of Sivas.
Heavy snowfall left about 30 vehicles stranded near Karayakup village in Gölova district, Sivas.
Highway crews cleared snow and spread salt before reopening the road and freeing the vehicles.
Snow also disrupted travel on some village roads in the Tozanlı area of Hafik district.
Provincial administration teams cleared those roads, which were then reopened.
- Who
- Drivers were stranded, and highway crews worked to free them.
- What
- About 30 vehicles were stranded by heavy snowfall and later rescued.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Near Karayakup village in Gölova district, Sivas, Türkiye.
- Why
- Heavy snowfall left vehicles stranded and disrupted traffic.
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Drivers near Karayakup village were caught unprepared, and about 30 vehicles became stranded.
Highway crews cleared snow and spread salt, reopening the road and freeing the vehicles.
- Stranded vehicles
- About 30
- Location
- Near Karayakup village, Gölova district, Sivas
- Road-clearing work
- Snow removal and salting by highway crews
- Other disruption
- Some village roads in Hafik district’s Tozanlı area were affected