5 miners killed in mine collapse in Türkiye — Asharq Al-Awsat

Five miners were killed in a mine collapse in the Soma district of Manisa province in western Türkiye. The accident occurred on Thursday and involved seven workers.

Rescue operation completed

Rescuers initially recovered the bodies of two miners from the mine, while two other workers were rescued and taken to hospital. Three people remained trapped in the mine.

On Friday, rescue services recovered the bodies of the three miners who had been trapped. The search and rescue operation has been completed, Asharq Al-Awsat reports, citing the provincial governor's office.

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The mine is located near Izmir

The mine is located in Manisa province, about 100 kilometres northeast of the resort city of Izmir. Türkiye's justice minister had previously said that after the accident, two workers were rescued, two were killed, and three remained trapped in the mine.

Soma was also the site of Türkiye's deadliest mining disaster: in 2014, 301 miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning after an underground fire caused by an explosion.