Following the explosion that took place on Friday in a coal mine in northern Turkey, the rescue worker found the body of the final missing worker, bringing the death toll to 41.
On Friday night, the mine explosion took place close to the Black Sea town of Amasra.
After his arrival on the site on Saturday afternoon, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the body of the last missing person was found.
Finding mine workers in the hallways was our top goal.
At last, we reached the latter between them. He too passed away, bringing the total to 41, “quoting Erdogan from the website. Consequently, there were rescue efforts, which continued for more than 20 hours after the incident.
The Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Sweilo, who went on Friday night, with a number of government members, had previously announced, “We counted 40 martyrs in total.
28 people were hurt in the incident that happened on Friday night, he continued, adding that “58 workers were rescued, some of them did this themselves and others owing to the relief personnel.
TV footage later on Friday evening showed anxious crowds, some of them shed tears, gathering around a white building affected near the entrance to the hole in an effort to obtain reports of their friends and loved ones.
“Our judicial bodies will reach all of their dimensions in this tragic catastrophe that afflicted us,” the Turkish president declared in a tweet. There won’t be disregard without repercussions.
The majority of the initial information regarding the situation of those trapped inside came from workers who were able to safely exit.
However, Amasra Rajai Shaker, the mayor, claimed that several of the survivors “had major injuries.
” The Union of Mines in Turkey attributed the “Maden Eas” the explosion to the accumulation of methane gas. Other officials, however, disagreed, stating that it was too soon to draw any firm conclusions regarding the accident’s cause.
The Turkish coal mine explosion victim rescue effort has come to an end.
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