Death toll in Soma mine disaster rises to 2

Search and rescue efforts continue following the collapse that occurred today at the İmbat mining facility operating in the Soma district.

Following the recovery of Halit Ersay's body earlier, the lifeless body of Kerim Ören has also been reached.

Teams are continuing their race against time to rescue the other workers trapped under the rubble: Ramazan İnce, İsa Olcay, and Ömer Karakaya.

Minister of Justice Gürlek: "3 public prosecutors have been assigned"

Meanwhile, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced via his social media account that an urgent investigation into the incident has been launched. Minister Gürlek included the following statements in his announcement:

"A collapse occurred today at approximately 13:15 at a mining facility operating in the Soma district of Manisa. An urgent investigation has been launched regarding the incident; 3 public prosecutors have been assigned under the coordination of our chief public prosecutor.

According to initial findings, 4 of our 7 workers affected by the accident have been evacuated by search and rescue teams; unfortunately, 2 of our workers have lost their lives, and 2 workers have been transferred to the hospital.

Search and rescue efforts are continuing uninterrupted to reach our other 3 workers who are under the rubble. I wish God's mercy upon our workers who lost their lives, and I extend my condolences to their families, relatives, and colleagues, and wish a speedy recovery to our injured workers. I hope that our workers who are under the rubble will be rescued safely as soon as possible."

News Source: 12punto