A mine in the Turkish town of Bartin. File photoANKARA, Oct 15 The death toll from a mine explosion in northern Turkey has risen to 22, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. 14 deaths were previously reported.
An explosion occurred at a mine in Turkey, there are workers under the rubble»The death toll is 22 people, 17 people were injured,» Koca wrote on Twitter. The explosion occurred in a mine in northern Turkey, under there are workers in the rubble, CNN Turk reported earlier. TV channel A Haber, citing local authorities, reports that 115 workers were at the site of the explosion at a depth of 300 meters underground, some of them were evacuated. 49 workers are blocked after an explosion at a mine in northern Turkey, Governor Nurtaj Arslan said.
