PHOTOS: Explosion at coal mine leaves 300 workers trapped in Soma, Turkey
May 13, 2014
Miners wait anxiously at the entrance to the mine in Soma which collapsed on Tuesday killing at least 284 people on May 16, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Rescuers are still trying to reach parts of the coal mine in Soma days after fire knocked out power and shut down the ventilation shafts and elevators, trapping hundreds underground. At least 284 people have been confirmed dead, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, and hopes are fading of pulling out any more alive of the 100 or so still thought to be inside. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) ( 491268893 )
A police water canon is used against anti government protesters in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Anti-government protesters chant slogans during a march in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People assist a man injured by a rubber bullet fired by police as they clash with police during a demonstration against a recent accidental explosion at a mine, on May 16, 2014, in Soma, Manisa province. Turkish riot police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of protesters at the scene of a disaster that killed nearly 300 miners, as the government faced a worsening political backlash. Police used tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans in the western town of Soma, where at least 284 people died in a blast at a coal mine this week. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529823090 )
Turkish men shout at a riot police officer as they clash with police during a demonstration against a recent accidental explosion at a mine, on May 16, 2014, in Soma, Manisa province. Turkish riot police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of protesters at the scene of a disaster that killed nearly 300 miners, as the government faced a worsening political backlash. Police used tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans in the western town of Soma, where at least 284 people died in a blast at a coal mine this week. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529823138 )
Rescue workers with breathing apparatus prepare to enter the mine in Soma which collapsed on Tuesday killing at least 284 people on May 16, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Rescuers are still trying to reach parts of the coal mine in Soma days after fire knocked out power and shut down the ventilation shafts and elevators, trapping hundreds underground. At least 284 people have been confirmed dead, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, and hopes are fading of pulling out any more alive of the 100 or so still thought to be inside. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) ( 491268967 )
Friends and relatives of miners wait at the entrance to the mine in Soma which collapsed on Tuesday killing at least 284 people on May 16, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Rescuers are still trying to reach parts of the coal mine in Soma days after fire knocked out power and shut down the ventilation shafts and elevators, trapping hundreds underground. At least 284 people have been confirmed dead, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, and hopes are fading of pulling out any more alive of the 100 or so still thought to be inside. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) ( 491268883 )
Turkish riot police react to the relatives of the trapped miners during a protest in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa on May 16, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Rescuers are still trying to reach parts of the coal mine in Soma days after fire knocked out power and shut down the ventilation shafts and elevators, trapping hundreds underground. At least 284 people have been confirmed dead, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, and hopes are fading of pulling out any more alive of the 100 or so still thought to be inside. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images) ( 491339931 )
Miners listen on May 16, 2014 during a press conference, to the Soma Holding owner, the operator of their mine where an explosion killed at least 284 workers two days before. The operator of the mine denied charges of negligence, as the government warning that the toll from the blast would likely top 300, Turkey's prime minister faced fresh criticism after video emerged of him apparently shouting an anti-Israel slur at angry protesters during a visit the day after to the disaster site. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529817658 )
Akin Celik, the operating manager of the Soma Coal Mining Company, (C) speaks as a map of the mine where an explosion killed at least 284 workers two days ago is projected on wall, during a press conference on May 16, 2014, in the western town of Soma in Manisa. The operator of the mine denied charges of negligence, as the government warning that the toll from the blast would likely top 300, Turkey's prime minister faced fresh criticism after video emerged of him apparently shouting an anti-Israel slur at angry protesters during a visit the day after to the disaster site. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529818884 )
From left, actress Demet Akbag, director Nuri Bilgle Ceylan, actor Haluk Bilginer and actress Melisa Soezen pose for photographers with signs reading "soma", a reference to Turkey's worst mining incident in which hundreds of miners were killed earlier this week in Soma, Turkey, during a photo call for Winter Sleep at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 16, 2014. At least 250 people died in a coal mine explosion and fire, which has set off a raft of protests and public outrage at allegedly poor safety conditions at Turkish coal mines, widespread corruption and what some perceived as government indifference. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) ( France Cannes Winter Sleep Photo Call )
Muslim residents of Soma in Turkey where the mine accident took place, offer their Friday prayers, Friday, May 16, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People mourn in a cemetery on May 16, 2014 in the western town of Soma after an explosion and a fire in a coal mine killed at least 284 workers two days before. With the government warning that the toll from the blast would likely top 300, Turkey's prime minister faced fresh criticism after video emerged of him apparently shouting an anti-Israel slur at angry protesters during a visit the day after to the disaster site. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529816641 )
Relatives of Ugur Colak, a miner who lost his life in the mine accident mourn in their home in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa on May 16, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Rescuers are still trying to reach parts of the coal mine in Soma days after fire knocked out power and shut down the ventilation shafts and elevators, trapping hundreds underground. At least 284 people have been confirmed dead, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, and hopes are fading of pulling out any more alive of the 100 or so still thought to be inside. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images) ( 491339525 )
People mourn in a graveyard on May 16, 2014 in the western town of Soma after an explosion and a fire in a coal mine killed at least 284 workers three days ago. With the government warning that the toll from the blast in the western town of Soma would likely top 300, Turkey's prime minister faced fresh criticism after video emerged of him apparently shouting an anti-Israel slur at angry protesters during a visit Wednesday to the disaster site. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529819247 )
Miners escort a rescued friend after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/IHA) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Medics place an injured miner into an ambulance after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Rescue workers at the entrance of the mine after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/IHA) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People gather at a mine in the Soma district in the western Turkish province of Manisa on May 13, 2014, after it collapsed due to an explosion following an electric fault. (AFP PHOTO / IHLAS NEWS AGENCY/Getty Images) ( 529726197 )
Family members gather near the mine after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The death toll was expected to rise.(AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
Miners carry a rescued friend after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The death toll was expected to rise.(AP Photo/IHA) TURKEY OUT ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Medics, ambulances and relatives at the entrance of the mine hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, late Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Medics place a rescued miner into an ambulance after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a Turkish official said. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
A miner came out helped by friends after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731112 )
A miner came out helped by friends after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731072 )
An injured or death miner is carried by rescuers after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731103 )
An injured or death miner is carried by rescuers after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731602 )
A miner celebrates with his father (R) after an explosion on May 13, 2014 in Manisa. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said."At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731557 )
An injured miner came out carried by rescuers after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731806 )
Miners wait at the gate of a mine after an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miner were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529731815 )
An injured miner came out carried by rescuers, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. At least 157 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529732231 )
People stand in front of a hospital as they wait for news from her relatives on May 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529742387 )
People cry after their relatives died in an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. Four miners were killed and as many as 300 trapped after a mine collapse in the western Turkish city of Manisa, a local official said. "At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion," the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529742356 )
Rescuers carry out a dead miner on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people and hundreds remain trapped underground. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529748485 )
Miners react as bodies of their dead co-workers are carried out of the mine after searching for hours hundreds of their colleagues who remain trapped underground on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in their coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529747608 )
Miners leave after searching for hours hundreds of their colleagues who remain trapped underground on May 14, 2014 following an explosion and fire in their coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529747767 )
A family member waits outside the mine in Soma, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
A man reacts as rescue workers carry the body of a miner from the mine in Soma, western Turkey, early Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Miners carry a rescued miner after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
Women cry for miners as 120 workers were believed to remain trapped in a mine after a deadly explosion that claimed the lives of at least 238 people on May 14, 2014 in a coal mine of the western Turkish province of Manisa. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529749113 )
A miner argues with police after a coal mine explosion, on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmet Sik/Getty Images) ( 490352603 )
A miner is carried to an ambulance by rescue teams after a coal mine explosion, on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmet Sik/Getty Images) ( 490352545 )
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visits the scene after a coal mine explosion on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. Rescuers pulled more dead and injured from the coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday more than 19 hours after the explosion, bringing the death toll to 238 in what could become the nation's worst ever mining disaster. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images) ( 490351039 )
A miner is helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images) ( 490318539 )
Boats of miners are pictured in an outside building after searching for hours hundreds of co-workers who remain trapped underground on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in their coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529749225 )
Rescue workers carry the dead body of a miner outside the mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, early Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Rescue workers carry a rescued miner outside the mine in Soma, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
Two men react after the death of a relative on May 14, 2014 following an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people and hundreds remain trapped underground. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529748313 )
A miner cries as rescue workers carry the dead body of a miner from the mine in Soma, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
A woman reacts after seeing the dead body of a relative outside a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, early Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
A miner reacts after being affected with toxic gas while searching for co-workers who remain trapped underground on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in their coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529749949 )
The main entrance of the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
The rows of open graves for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Rescue workers carry the body of a miner outside the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
The rows of open graves for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Riot police try to stop protesters who were attacking the offices of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, in Soma, Turkey, during his visit to the coal mine in Soma Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People attack the Soma offices of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party during his visit to the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. A violent protest erupted Wednesday in the Turkish city of Soma, where at least 238 coal miners have died after a mine explosion. Many in the crowd expressed anger at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Rocks were being thrown and some people were shouting that Erdogan was a "Murderer!" and a "Thief!" (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
A man cries over the body of a miner being carried outside the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) ( APTOPIX Turkey Mining Accident )
Duygu Colak, reacts as she sits in front of her husband Ugur's grave during a funeral ceremony in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province on May 15, 2014. Turkey's four biggest unions will hold a one-day protest strike as anger over the country's worst mining accident mounts, with 282 workers confirmed dead and scores still trapped underground. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529782876 )
People hold the body of a miner during a funeral ceremony on May 15, 2014, in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province. Turkey's four biggest unions will hold a one-day protest strike as anger over the country's worst mining accident mounts, with 282 workers confirmed dead and scores still trapped underground. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529782862 )
People react during a funeral ceremony of miners who died in an explosion on May 15, 2014, in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province. Police intervened twice when around 20,000 protesters took to the streets in the western city of Izmir to protest the death of 282 miners in the country's worst ever industrial accident, Dogan news agency reported. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529779888 )
People prepare graves for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Family members pray after the burial of a mine accident victim in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
A woman cries during the burial of a mine accident victim in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People prepare graves for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People burry a mine accident victim in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
Photo taken on May 14, 2014shows a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicking a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visit to Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident . DEPO PHOTOS/AFP/Getty Images ( 529782914 )
People prepare graves for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
A woman cries during the burial of a mine accident victim in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ( Turkey Mining Accident )
People mourn near graves during a funeral ceremony in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province, on May 15, 2014. Turkey's four biggest unions will hold a one-day protest strike as anger over the country's worst mining accident mounts, with 282 workers confirmed dead and scores still trapped underground. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529782881 )
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