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The Azerbaijani Parliament opened a plenary session by a minute of silence in memory of those killed in the mine accident in the Turkish city of Soma.
The death toll as a result of the mine accident in Turkey on May 13 has increased to 284.
“The rescue operations are underway, however, few chances remain to rescue the miners, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources,” Taner Yildiz said earlier.
Currently, some 18 people remain under the rubble.
Turkey has announced a three day mourning period for victims of the mining accident.
Turkey has announced a three day mourning period for victims of the mining accident.
In total, there are 740 coal mines and 48,706 miners in Turkey.
Over 3,000 people have been killed and over 100,000 have received various injuries since 1941 to the present day in the mine accidents in Turkey.
Some 10.4 percent of the total number of the work accidents occurs at mines in Turkey.
In the first four months of 2014, some 1,235 people were killed as a result of the work accidents in Turkey, 103 of them were female.
The previous worst mine accident in Turkey’s history occurred in the province of Zonguldak in 1992, killing 263 workers.
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