Thousands of people stuck on eastern Turkish highway for hours after heavy snowstorm

Thousands of people have been stuck on a highway in the southeastern province of Gaziantep since Jan. 18 evening after a heavy snowstorm hit the city. Some 2,800 people are still waiting to be rescued in their cars as of 10 a.m. on Jan. 19, Governor Davut Gül said.

Thousands of people have been stranded on a highway in the southeastern province of Gaziantep after the city was paralyzed with a heavy snowfall combined with winds.

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