Coal mining boom in Turkey At least 25 dead, rescuers rushed to search Another worker was trapped underground.
The AFP news agency reported on October 15 Rescuers are looking for potential vital signs after the explosion of methane gas in a coal mine in northern Turkey. which exploded just before sunset on Friday (October 14) in the past At least 25 people were killed and many more workers were trapped in underground mines hundreds of meters deep.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koka In a recent tweet, 11 survivors were hospitalized.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleman Soilu said he regretted the accident and flew to check the situation in the Amasra coal mine. on the Turkish Black Sea coast. He said 110 miners were working in the underground mine, some of whom came from underground and some were rescued.
Previously, the Interior Ministry said there were still nearly 50 miners trapped underground at depths of 300 meters and 350 meters.
A local TV station released footage of the scene showing the crowd. This includes the miner’s family, part of which is crying. They gathered in a building near the mine entrance tunnel to hear news from their friends and family who did not know their fate.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled all existing work assignments and will travel to the mine site on Saturday (October 15).