Death toll in Kazakhstan coal mine disaster rises to 42
ISTANBUL (AA) – The number of people killed due to a fire at a coal mine in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region has risen to 42, authorities said on Sunday.
“As of 15:00 (0900GMT), the bodies of 42 dead were found, and the search for 4 miners continues,” the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement.
Late Friday, a fire broke out at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturing corporation, where some 252 workers were present.
Following the incident, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered the government to end cooperation with the group, and declared Oct. 29 as a day of national mourning.
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