Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.7
Trend:
Bodies of 2 of the 18 trapped miners in a flooded mine in central Turkey have been recovered, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to him, there are 16 miners also trapped inside the mine.
Rock collapse with subsequent flooding occurred at a mine near Ermenek town, Karaman province, southern Turkey Oct. 28.
At the time of the collapse, some 40 miners were inside, most managed to get out.