According to the Turkish Minister of Health’s announcement on Friday, at least two people were killed and 20 others were hurt in an explosion that occurred at a coal mine in northern Turkey. Rescue crews are currently working to reach dozens of workers who remain trapped underground.
It is likely that the first official outcome announced by the Minister of Health Fakhruddin Khojah will increase, while the region’s governorate, Nortage Arslan, said that about 50 people are trapped at a depth of hundreds of meters and that rescue efforts are hindered by the night.
Investigations are still ongoing to determine what caused the mine explosion in the coastal province of Partin’s Amrah town.
According to Rajai Shakir, the mayor of Usrah, 87 workers were present in the mine when it erupted, according to a Turkish television station.
At least 14 miners, he continued, either left the mine on their own or were rescued. Two of them sustained wounds.
According to the available information, the mayor said that 6 of the workers were “without mobility” inside the mine, but he continued that he did not know whether they were killed or injured only.
Rescue crews from nearby governorates as well as other teams were dispatched to the region.
In the worst disasters of mines in Turkey, 301 people were killed in 2014 in a fire inside a coal mine in the town of Soma, western Turkey..
Turkey. A charcoal mine explosion results in fatalities and injuries.
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