A large number of people asked for help from the Gendarmerie after they stranded on the road in Palu and Karakoçan districts in Elazığ city of Turkey due to the heavy snowfall and the snow depth that exceeded 2 meters. Palu District Gendarmerie Command Kayaönü and Arındık Gendarmerie Station Command teams mobilized to rescue 6 vehicles and 31 people stranded on the road due to snow and blizzard. The Gendarmerie teams rescued 29 people in Kayaönü village just in time before they freeze, and were transferred them to a safe zone. Later on, teams went to a different region, and rescued 2 more people stranded on a road. Meanwhile, Gendarmerie teams towed the 6 vehicles back from where they stuck and gave them back to their owners.

On the other hand, an ambulance taking a patient to Bingöl city of Turkey, asked for help from the Gendarmerie after stuck on a snow covered road in the Karakoçan Kığı Highway. Despite the freezing cold and snowstorm, Gendarmerie teams rescued the patient and medical workers from the place where they were stranded.

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Srebrenica Genocide Victims Laid to Rest on 30th Anniversary

Name: Gendarmerie rescued 31 people stranded in snow in Turkey
Uploaded: 2022-01-27
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Description: A large number of people asked for help from the Gendarmerie after they stranded on the road in Palu and Karakoçan districts in Elazığ city of Turkey due to the heavy snowfall and the snow depth that exceeded 2 meters. Palu District Gendarmerie Comma

On Jul 11, 2025

Seven newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were buried at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of the massacre. The genocide, recognized by international courts, claimed over 8,300 Muslim lives during the Bosnian War.

The ceremony drew leaders and officials from across the region and Europe, including Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and French and NATO representatives.

Bosnian official Denis Bećirović emphasized the years of propaganda and planning that led to the genocide, while French President Emmanuel Macron warned that denialism has no place in EU-aspiring nations. NATO’s Mark Rutte called it a lasting tragedy linking the Netherlands and Bosnia.

Sirens marked the remembrance across cities, and symbolic tributes—including a silent jump from Mostar Bridge and the release of lilies—honored the victims. The newly buried include victims aged between 17 and 67.

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