Terrible incident in Artvin! The barn roof collapsed and 50 animals died
The incident took place in the barn where small cattle were raised, belonging to Hüsnü Gümüşkaya, in the Kopmuş area of Hopa district. The roof of the barn collapsed due to heavy snowfall during the night. As a result of the collapse, 50 of the approximately 300 small cattle were trapped under the debris and lost their lives.
Upon notification, Artvin AFAD teams and HOPAK volunteers were dispatched to the scene. The village road was opened with the help of a construction machine and made suitable for the teams to work. After 5 hours of difficult work, many sheep and lambs were rescued alive from under the rubble. The injured animals were treated by veterinarians.
The injured animals were treated by veterinarians (İHA)
Business owner Hüsnü Günüşkaya said in his statement, "The roof of the barn collapsed suddenly at night. Many animals died. I have around 150 lambs. All of them were left outside. If no help is given, the lambs may lose their lives in a short time, just like the tent."
"A lot of animals died. I have about 150 lambs." (İHA)
HOPAK team leader Emin Üçüncü said, "We received a report that the roof of a barn where a citizen's small cattle were kept collapsed at night in the Kopmuş area between Hopa and Kemalpaşa districts. We quickly arrived at the scene. After approximately 5 hours of work, we pulled out the living and dead animals from under 1 meter of snow."
"After approximately 5 hours of work, they removed the living and dead animals from under 1 meter of snow" (İHA)
Veterinarian Yunur Onur Morgül also said, "A large part of the pens were uprooted, there were sheep, lambs and pregnant animals inside. We took out about 20 dead animals, but there are many more casualties than lambs. There are injured animals, we will report their condition until the morning. We urgently need tents here."
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