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Death toll in Turkey reaches 282

The bodies of eight more victims have been recovered following an explosion at a mine in Turkey. The...
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9:28 AM - 15 May 2014



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Death toll in Turkey reaches 282

TodayFM
TodayFM

9:28 AM - 15 May 2014



The bodies of eight more victims have been recovered following an explosion at a mine in Turkey.

The country's energy minister says 282 have died and 150 other miners are still trapped underground.

A fire is still blazing inside, hindering the rescue operation.

It's been more than 24 hours since the last survivor was pulled from the site in the town of Soma.

Meanwhile the first funerals have taken place of workers killed in the disaster.

This reporter from the Turkish newspaper Taraf says people feel that the country's Prime Minister's been playing down the disaster:



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