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