marc ashdown, bbc news. to turkey now and the latest on the explosion in a mine. 41 people have died. it s thought methane gas caused the explosion. turkey s president erdogan has been to the scene where the last of the missing worker s bodies was brought out from the mine. this happened in the city of amasra on the black sea coast. anjana 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.
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. translation: of course we will find out how this explosion happened - and if there any people are responsible for it with the prosecutions which already started. turkey suffered its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014, when 301 workers died in a blast in the western town of soma. the local prosecutor s office said it was treating this incident at the state owned coal mine as an accident and has begun an investigation. anjana gadgil, bbc news. the leader of china, xijinping, is set to be given an historic third term in power this weekend. and the effort to boost his image and popularity is in full swing across the country. state media has headlined stories about how poorer towns have been
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. translation: of course we will find out how this explosion happened - and if there any people are responsible for it with the prosecutions which already started. turkey suffered its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014, when 301 workers died in a blast in the western town of soma. the local prosecutor s office said it was treating this incident at the state owned coal mine
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