Grief, tears in Turkey after coal mine explosion leaves 200 dead
Over 200 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. “At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion,” the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television.
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A man kisses his son, rescued from the mine, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. Over 200 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. AFP
Miners work to rescue their friends hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, The death toll was expected to rise. AP
Anxious family members in tears after their relatives died in an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. AFP
An injured miner came out carried by rescuers, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. AFP
People stand in front of a hospital as they wait for news about their relatives who were in the coal mine during the explosion. AFP
The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. Reuters
Family members cry as they wait outside a hospital hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine. AP
The body of miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. Reuters