Nine miners disappeared in Turkey after a landslide in a gold mine

Published at: 13/02/2024 06:50 PM

This Tuesday, nine miners working for the mining company Anagold Mining disappeared in eastern Turkey after the landslide of large amounts of land in the Ilic Copler gold mine.

The Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, in statements reviewed by France24, stated that 400 members of the search and rescue personnel are working on the site. In turn, the Turkish emergency agency AFAD added that personnel from surrounding provinces were mobilized to the mine to participate in the rescue efforts.

The Turkish company said in a statement that its “most important priority in this difficult process is the health and safety of its employees and contractors.”

“This is a painful situation. Immediately after the incident, we contacted our employees in the region, implemented our emergency plan and informed the relevant public institutions and organizations,” the statement said.

Mazo News Team