Türkiye | A gold mine collapse traps 9 workers underground

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Turkish officials reported that a landslide occurred in a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least <strong>9 workers</strong> underground. The accident occurred in the Kobler mine near the town of Ilic in the mountainous province of Erzincan, where footage appeared on social media platforms. Social Media A huge mud wave appears sweeping the site.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The mayor of the city of Erzincan indicated that the landslide led to the siege of a group of workers inside the mine, and he confirmed the continuation of search and rescue efforts. In a statement to the Turkish NTV channel, the mayor, Bekir Aksun, confirmed that the exact number of trapped workers is still unknown.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Recently in Türkiye...<br /><br /> A huge landslide in a mountain, where the mountain collapsed and turned into a river of black sand.<br /><br /> The collapse trapped nine workers in a gold mine in the east of the country. Search and rescue efforts are still underway and there is no further information yet. <a href="https://t.co/J4ALf1o4Px">pic.twitter.com/J4ALf1o4Px</a></p> - Iyad Al-Hamoud (@Eyaaaad) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eyaaaad/status/1757431508380373030?ref_src=twsrc%5Et... 13, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8-... swarms invade Red Sea homes</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0... makes the desert cold at night?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabic.rt.com/videoclub/1538446-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://riyadhherald.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A...