2010 Zonguldak mine disaster

The 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster occurred in Zonguldak Province, Turkey, on May 17, when 30 miners died in a firedamp explosion at the Karadon coal mine. The mine was operated by the state-owned Turkish Coal Corporation (Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu, TTK). On May 20, 2010, rescuers retrieved the bodies of 28 workers;Ivan Watson and Yeşim Cömert Bodies of 28 trapped Turkish miners found http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/20/turkey.miners/ CNN.com May 20, 2010 May 20, 2010 January 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121080959/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/20/turkey.miners/ live the bodies of two more were only recovered eight months later.2 madencinin cesedine ulaşıldı http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=1080839 Zaman January 19, 2011 Turkish March 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314014156/http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=1080839# 2012-03-14 dead It was the third mining disaster in Turkey in six months: 19 miners were killed in December 2009 in a methane gas explosion in Bursa Province, and in February 2010, 13 miners died after an explosion in a mine in Balıkesir Province. According to statistics collected by the General Mine Workers Union (Genel Maden İşçileri Sendikası) of Turkey, 25,655 accidents occurred in Turkish Coal Corporation mines during the preceding ten years (2000–2009), in which over 26,000 mine workers were injured, and 63 lost their lives.Semra Pelek and Çiçek Tahaoğlu At least 28 Casualties in Mining Explosion http://www.bianet.org/english/labor/122127-at-least-28-casualties-in-mining-explosion BİA News Center May 20, 2010 May 20, 2010 June 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620160241/http://bianet.org/english/labor/122127-at-least-28-casualties-in-mining-explosion live According to statistics by the Chamber of Mining Engineers (Maden Mühendisleri Odası) of Turkey, a total of 135 miners were killed in mining accidents in general in the years 2008 and 2009.Kalemini kader mi kırdı? http://www.birgun.net/actuels_index.php?news_code=1274366654&year=2010&month=05&day=20 BirGün May 20, 2010 Turkish May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110103092756/http://www.birgun.net/actuels_index.php?news_code=1274366654&year=2010&month=05&day=20 January 3, 2011 dead Prime Minister Erdoğan, visiting the site of Zonguldak in 2010 after the accident, declared that the "people of this region are used to incidents like this", which are "the fate [tr kader] of this profession", while calling protests against the unsafe working conditions in the state mines a "provocation".Erdoğan: Bölge insanı bu tür olaylara alışık http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=997774&Date=20.05.2010&CategoryID=97 Radikal May 20, 2010 Turkish May 20, 2010 Other mining disasters Several other mining disasters have occurred in Turkey’s mines: 1992: A firedamp explosion killed 270 workers.Gökçen Yüksel One missing in mine collapse in Zonguldak http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=151350&bolum=101 Today's Zaman August 27, 2008 May 20, 2010 September 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160914001135/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=151350&bolum=101 dead 2008: In a mine collapse, one miner died.30 saat sonra sağ çıkarıldı... Eriğli Demokrat August 26, 2008 Turkish 2014: Soma mine disaster, at least 302 diedhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-mine-minister-idUSBREA4F04A20140516 Death toll in Turkish mine disaster unlikely to exceed 302: minister 16 May 2017 29 April 2017 Reuters 11 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311183015/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-mine-minister-idUSBREA4F04A20140516 live and 80 injured,Turkey coal mine disaster: Desperate search at Soma pit https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27408394 BBC News 14 May 2014 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140514130341/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27408394 live this was Turkey’s worst mining disaster. See also Turkey Energy 2014 Soma mine disaster Zonguldak basin References 2 Turkey Category:2010 explosions Category:2010 in Turkey Category:Coal mining disasters in Turkey Category:2010 mining disasters Category:History of Zonguldak Province Category:May 2010 in Turkey Category:2010 disasters in Turkey