25 minutes agoTragedy in Turkey, 28 people die, others wanted in ruins
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)At least 28 people have died and dozens remain trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine in the province of Bartin, northern Turkey. About 110 people were in the mine at the time of Friday's explosion, almost half of them in over 300m of depth, the BBC writes. Turkey's Health Minister Fahlettin [...]
At least 28 people have died and dozens remain trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine in the province of Bartin, northern Turkey.
About 110 people were in the mine at the time of Friday's explosion, almost half of them in over 300m of depth, the BBC writes.
Turkey's Health Minister Fahlettin Koca has said 11 persons were saved and are being treated
Emergency crews worked at night digging through the rocks in an effort to reach more survivors.
Video footage shows the black-eyed miners with grim eyes accompanied by saviors at the facility in Amasra on the Black Sea coast.
The family and friends of the missing could also be seen in the mine, eagerly awaiting news about their loved ones.
