Death toll due to coal mine blast in northern Türkiye rises to 40
ANKARA (AA) – The number of workers who died in a blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye has increased to 40, according to the Turkish interior minister.
Suleyman Soylu said 11 wounded workers are under treatment in hospitals.
“One of the injured has been discharged,” Soylu told reporters in the Amasra district of Bartin province, where dozens of miners have been trapped underground since Friday.
Noting that 58 of 110 miners were rescued, he said there was uncertainty about one of the miners. He added that search and rescue efforts continued.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez said the fire that broke out in a gallery after the mine blast was largely under control.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was closely monitoring the situation, the Turkish Presidency wrote on Twitter.
He canceled a planned trip to eastern Diyarbakir province.
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