Turkey coal mine boom At least 25 dead, rescuers rushed to search Another worker was trapped underground.
On October 15, the AFP news agency reported that Rescuers are searching for potential vital signs after a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey. which exploded just before sunset on Friday (14 Oct.) in the past At least 25 people have been killed and many more workers are trapped in underground mines hundreds of meters deep.
Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koka In a recent tweet, 11 rescued survivors have now been hospitalized.
Turkey’s Minister of Internal Affairs Suleman Soilu He said he regretted the incident and flew to check the situation at the coal mine in Amasra. on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. He said 110 miners were working in the underground mine, some of which came from underground and some were rescued.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry said there were still nearly 50 miners trapped underground at depths of 300 meters and 350 meters.
A local television station released footage of the scene showing the crowd. That includes the miner’s family, part of whom is crying. Gathered in a building near the mine’s entrance tunnel to hear news of their friends and family members 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 (Oct 15).