Terrible terrible news, my heart goes out to the men lost and trapped, and to their families.
Mining and coal mining in particular has always been a very high risk industry, but since the Victorian times safety has been an increasing high profile, and deaths and injuries has fallen across the world. This large number of deaths in another large mining disaster suggests that Turkey is not just behind the rest of the world in terms of safety management, but another example of Turkish rhetoric masking a very different situation. One where profit is the key driver not the safety and welfare of the men undertaking this dangerous work.
