A part of the wrecked ship, drifting to the shore, hit the concrete walls of the harbor and damaged the pier. After some time, the second part of the ship was also brought to the shore.
Disaster on the Turkish coast
A cargo ship docked in the port of Eregli split in two off the coast of Turkey. The vessel broke up due to a strong storm.
Anadolu reports it.
A part of the ship drifting towards the shore hit the concrete walls of the harbour and damaged the coastal amphitheatre. Fire crews on a coast guard boat went to this area.
The crew of 13 foreign nationals on board were evacuated by the team and taken to the Eregli Teacher's House.
The governor of Zonguldak, Osman Hajibektasoglu, said that part of the ship, split in two by the storm, washed ashore. The evacuated crew of 13 is in good condition.
Sometime later, part of the broken ship, around which the crews had taken safety measures, also hit the shore.
A storm in Western Europe
The leading cause of death was falling branches due to the powerful storm "Ciaran" in early November.
In Belgium, a 64-year-old German tourist died in a park in Ghent; another person was injured there.
Also, in Ghent, a five-year-old child died due to a broken branch falling on the playground. Belgian media reports that it was a Ukrainian boy.
Another person died in the centre of Madrid.
In France, a truck driver died in Le Havre, as well as a 70-year-old man who fell from a balcony. A man "fell to his death after being hit by the shutters of a house following strong winds."
In Germany, a woman was killed by a falling tree in the Harz mountain range in eastern Germany. One person also died in the Netherlands.
