Inside Peru an explosion in a mine caused the death of at least 28 people: Emergency teams work tirelessly to try to reach survivors, but according to authorities present at the scene, the total number of victims could increase significantly. It is one of the most serious industrial accidents since the Soma disaster in 2014. Eleven people were taken alive but injured and are now hospitalized: at least others 15 miners they are still trapped underground.
Mining continues in Turkey
The explosion took place on Friday at a coal mine in amasrain the province of bartin, in northwest Turkey. At that time, about 110 people also worked there, according to the interior minister. Suleyman Soylu, 49 miners were in the “risk” area between 300 and 350 meters deep, a situation that makes rescue operations extremely difficult. The teams had to break through the rock to reach the survivors. the minister of energy Fatih Donmez stated that efforts continue to reach workers who have not yet been evacuated: they are in fact in a tunnel in the mine where the a fire. “We are indeed facing a sad picture“, commented.
The hypotheses about the cause of the mine explosion
The causes of the explosion are still unknown: the local prosecutor has opened an investigation. The mine belongs to the state Turkish hard coal companies. Based on initial information received, the Turkish Minister of Energy suggested that the explosion was caused by the gray, a gas that in contact with air forms an explosive mixture in coal mines. At the entrance to the mine, relatives and friends of the miners wait with tears in their eyes for news of the survivors. “There was dust and smoke, we don’t know exactly what happened“, said one survivor to the BBC. The visit of the Turkish president is expected today, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the disaster site. On Twitter, Erdogan expressed a message of hope: “Our wish is that the loss of life is not greater and that our miners can be saved.“.
This is not the first mining accident in Turkey: in 2014, 301 people died in Soma after an explosion.
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