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say there s been no improvement in living standards turkey says 41 people are known to have died in a coalmine near the black sea coast, after a suspected methane explosion on friday. president erdogan has visited the site at amasra and promised a thorough investigation. anjanna gadgil reports. a funeral for one of the miners killed in the blast in the black sea coastal town of amasra. other families waited outside the morgue where their relatives bodies lay. it s one of turkey s deadliest industrial accidents in years and left smoke billowing into the sky. over 100 people were working there at the time. more than 70 workers took part in rescue efforts, which went on throughout the night. crowds gathered around the head of the mineshaft. many were family members of the dead and injured. it s believed methane ignited at a depth of 300 metres, causing a fire in one of the tunnels. president erdogan made a visit to the scene and said he hoped no more lives would be lost.

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