Turkey: Landslide destroys 15 houses in northern Ordu

Houses already evacuated in February following landslide

By Hayati Akcay

ORDU, Turkey (AA) - A landslide destroyed 15 houses in the Black Sea province of Ordu in northern Turkey early Thursday.

The houses destroyed were in the Aybasti district, a landslide site where 29 houses were evacuated after a landslide in February.

The landslide also left some houses, including a mosque, slanted.

Following an expert investigation in the area, the teams decided to evacuate the Saglik neighborhood which had 70 households.

The gendarmerie took security precautions and prohibited entrance to the landslide area.

* Writing by Fatih Hafiz Mehmet in Ankara

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