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10 heartbreaking and powerful images from Turkey coal mine explosion

By Irene Ogrodnik Global News
Posted May 14, 2014 9:07 am
1 min read
A man kisses his son, rescued of the mine, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. At least 157 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. View image in full screen
A man kisses his son, rescued of the mine, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. At least 157 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. Getty Images
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Rescuers are in a race against time to reach the hundreds of miners who are still trapped underground in a coal mine in western Turkey.

The government confirmed the disaster has killed at least 230 miners in an explosion and fire on Tuesday.

READ MORE: More than 230 dead after explosion at coal mine in Turkey

There were 787 people inside the mine at the time, and fewer than half of them were rescued.

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Below is a look at some heartbreaking and powerful images from the deadly Turkey mine explosion.

People cry after their relatives died in the explosion. View image in full screen
People cry after their relatives died in the explosion. Getty Images
Miners are helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine. View image in full screen
Miners are helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine. Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images
Protesters lie down, acting as dead miners in front of a Turkish flag at half mast at Taksim square in Istanbul. View image in full screen
Protesters lie down, acting as dead miners in front of a Turkish flag at half mast at Taksim square in Istanbul. Getty Images
A miner being helped by rescue workers. View image in full screen
A miner being helped by rescue workers. Getty Images
People stand in front of a hospital in Soma. View image in full screen
People stand in front of a hospital in Soma. Getty Images
Miners are helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine. View image in full screen
Miners are helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine. Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images
An injured miner came out carried by rescuers. View image in full screen
An injured miner came out carried by rescuers. Getty Images
Protestors leave miner helmets front of riot police shields in Istanbul. The helmets said ‘not an industrial accident, murder.’ View image in full screen
Protestors leave miner helmets front of riot police shields in Istanbul. The helmets said ‘not an industrial accident, murder.’. Getty Images
An injured miner. View image in full screen
An injured miner. Getty Images

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