the human toll increases after the explosion of a mine

Receive Tayyip Erdoganthe Turkish President, visited Amasra to pray on the coffins of the victims of the explosion of a mine. Saturday, October 15, the day after the tragedy, the first funeral takes place. The Turkish President came to pay tribute and to support the rescuers, the minors as well as the families of the victims. “The nature of this explosion will be determined and those responsible will be identified during administrative and judicial investigations.“, said Receive Tayyip Erdogan.

According to initial research, it would be a firedamp explosion that caused the explosion in the mine. A fire then gained ground in various underground galleries. Among the 110 miners who were on duty at the time, some were trapped 300 meters deep. “I couldn’t see anything, everything was covered in dust and smoke, I don’t know what happened“, testifies one of the miners. Some of them spent the whole night in the mine trying to rescue the victims. According to the Turkish Interior Minister, 40 minors died.