Turkish mine explosion kills 28 and leaves dozens trapped

Saturday, 15 October 2022newsdesk
Turkish mine explosion kills 28 and leaves dozens trapped
At least 28 people have died and dozens remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey's Bartin province.

New Delhi, 15 October 2022

As per news report of BBC, around 110 people were in the mine at the time of the blast on Friday, almost half of them at over 300 metres deep. Turkey's health minister Fahrettin Koca said 11 people had been rescued and were being treated. Emergency crews worked through the night, digging through rock to try to reach more survivors. Video footage shows miners emerging blackened and bleary-eyed accompanied by rescuers at the facility in Amasra, on the Black Sea coast. The family and friends of the missing could also be seen at the mine, anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones.

Source - BBC

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