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Tens of thousands of workers and labourers, led by the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DISK), the Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (KESK), the Union of Chambers of Turki...

Rescue operation for trapped miners complicated by cyanide in soil

ISTANBUL (AP) — A huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers underground, officials said. The landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2.30pm near the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province. Footage seemingly shot by a nearby worker showed a massive wave of earth […]

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There are also concerns chemicals from the site could spread into the nearby Euphrates River.

Disaster highlights country’s poor safety record, as previous calls to shut down Copler mine went unheeded.

There are fears the workers are buried under the ground as rescue workers scramble to assess the situation.

The workers have not been heard from since the landslide struck with hundreds of rescue personnel descending at the site.

ISTANBUL (AP) — A huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers underground, officials said. The landslide

ISTANBUL (AP) — A huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers underground, officials said. The landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2:30 p.m.