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[-SINAN-]

Mayor tells CNN-Turk 157 dead in Turkey mining accident.

https://twitter.com/x/status/466322274321436672

The head of Bloomberg Turkey, Benjamin Harvey.

Seems true....

Türkiye nefesini tuttu... Madende mahsur kalan işçiler için dua ediyor... - Milliyet.com.tr

 

[rockstar08]

may Allah blessed those souls and grant them heaven

 

[-SINAN-]

Mayor's video...

Video Galeri - Dha.com.tr

He says there were 580 workers in the mine. So far 70 rescued, 157 died..... Death toll will most probably increase.....

 

[Kompromat]

 

[RAMPAGE]

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ‎

I hope the survivors are rescued soon.

 

[what]

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Now it's officially 151.

 

[TurAr]

Apparently there are still 273 workers inside the mine waiting to be rescued. I fear that the number can rise dramatically.

 

[Hakan]

Transformer explodes in Turkish coal mine, killing 151 - CNN.com

 

[Thorough Pro]

So sad, hope the departed rest in eternal peace and trapped get rescued quickly.

 

[VelocuR]

Our prayers with you and all the miners trapped, hope they will solve this immediately.

 

[wadi79]

Really sorry to hear this. I hope the trapped workers are rescued.

 

[cybertron]

Tragic Incident. RIP.

 

[skullMAN]

RIP...

 

[kalu_miah]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

May the departed souls reach Jannat and may the family, relatives and friends find peace.

Hopefully the trapped will be rescued asap.

 

[Tayyab1796]

very sad ... may the departed souls rest in eternal peace ...amen , miners always work under very difficult and life threatning circumstances ...its high time that modern tech is used in mines across the world to ensure safety of miners .